Elachista hedemanni

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Elachista hedemanni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. hedemanni
Binomial name
Elachista hedemanni
Rebel, 1899 [1]
Synonyms
  • Elachista tauricellaSinev & Sruoga, 1991

Elachista hedemanni is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Germany to Spain and Romania. It is also found in Ukraine and Russia.

The wingspan is 8–9 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in). [2] [3]

The larvae feed on Carex humilis , Holcus mollis and Stipa pennata . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts at the base of the blade of a leaf of the previous year. [4] Larvae can be found from July to April.

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References

  1. "Elachista (Aphelosetia) hedemanni Rebel, 1899". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  2. Lepiforum.de
  3. Kaila, L. 2012: On species related to Elachista hedemanni Rebel (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Elachistinae), with descriptions of three new Palearctic species, Zootaxa3316: 28-39.
  4. "Elachista hedemanni Rebel, 1899". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2011.