Elachista pollinariella

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Elachista pollinariella
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Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukarya
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Elachistidae
Genus:
Elachista
Species:
E. pollinariella
Binomial name
Elachista pollinariella
Zeller, 1839 [1]

Elachista pollinariella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Finland and the Baltic region to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Romania and from France to Poland.

The wingspan is 8–10 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June. [2]

The larvae feed on Brachypodium sylvaticum , Elymus repens , Festuca arvernensis , Festuca lemanii , Festuca longifolia , Festuca ovina , Festuca ovina , Festuca rubra , Poa pratensis , Poa trivialis and Trisetum flavescens . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a descending, gradually widening, transparent corridor. [3] They have an off-white body and black head. Larvae can be found from early spring to the end of May.

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References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  3. ↑ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2011-09-12.


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