| Elachista quadripunctella | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. quadripunctella |
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| Elachista quadripunctella | |
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Elachista quadripunctella is a moth of the family, Elachistidae. It is found from Scandinavia and Latvia to the Pyrenees and Italy and from France to Romania.
The larvae feed on Carex flacca , Luzula luzuloides , Luzula pilosa and Luzula sylvatica . They mine the leaves of their host plant. A single larva makes several mines. Pupation takes place within the mine. [3] They are colourless. Larvae can be found from the end of September to the following spring.