| Elachista humilis | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. humilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista humilis Zeller, 1850 | |
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Elachista humilis is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in most of Europe.
The wingspan is 9–10 millimetres (0.35–0.39 in). Adults are on wing from May to July. There are two generations per year.The head is grey, face whitish. Forewings light grey irrorated with dark fuscous ; a very indistinct oblique whitish fascia before middle, usually partly or wholly obsolete ; a small tornal spot and larger triangular spot on costa somewhat beyond it ochreous-white.Hindwings are grey.. [1]
Larvae have been recorded on bent ( Agrostis species), sweet vernal grass ( Anthoxanthum odoratum ), sedge ( Carex species), tufted hairgrass ( Deschampsia cespitosa ), fescue ( Festuca species), Yorkshire fog ( Holcus lanatus ), reed canary grass ( Phalaris arundinacea ) and smooth meadow-grass ( Poa pratensis ), but tufted hairgrass is the main hostplant. The other host plants are not all equally trustworthy because of possible confusion with Elachista canapennella . [2]
It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula. [3]
Aira praecox is a species of grass known by several common names, including early hair-grass, yellow hairgrass and spike hairgrass. It is native to Europe, where it is found in dry, sandy places, on rocky outcrops, and in heath grassland. It also grows in North America as an introduced species, where it can be found on the east and west coasts in sandy or rocky areas, such as beaches and roadsides. This is a tuft-forming annual grass growing up to about 10 to 15 centimeters in maximum height. The thin, narrow leaves are located at the base of the stem, and are typically 0.3–2 millimeters wide. It bears small, tightly congested inflorescences of purple-tinted green bisexual spikelets.
Elachista argentella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula.
Elachista atricomella is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Europe.
Elachista maculicerusella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
Elachista gleichenella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in most of Europe.
Elachista nobilella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
Elachista canapennella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
Elachista freyerella is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula. It is also found in North America.
Elachista adscitella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
Elachista albifrontella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
Elachista stabilella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Asia and Europe.
Elachista poae is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
Elachista obliquella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
Elachista kilmunella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
Elachista gangabella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in all of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula.
Elachista consortella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in most of Europe, except most of the Balkan Peninsula, Poland, Latvia and Finland.
Elachista cinereopunctella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
Elachista chrysodesmella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Sweden to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Romania and from France to Russia and Ukraine.
Elachista bisulcella is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Europe.
Elachista biatomella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
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