Elachista stabilella

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Elachista stabilella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. stabilella
Binomial name
Elachista stabilella
Stainton, 1858
Synonyms
  • Biselachista stabilellaTraugott-Olsen & Nielsen, 1977
  • Cosmiotes stabilellaClemens, 1860

Elachista stabilella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Asia and Europe.

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Description

The wingspan is 7–8 millimetres (0.28–0.31 in). Adults are on wing from April to May and again from June to July. [1]

The larvae feed on bent ( Agrostis species), common wild oat ( Avena fatua ), tor-gras ( Brachypodium pinnatum ), false-brome ( Brachypodium sylvaticum ), reedgrass ( Calamagrostis species), tufted hairgrass ( Deschampsia cespitosa ), tall fescue ( Festuca arundinacea ), wood millet ( Milium effusum ) and Poa badensis . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a long narrow yellowish corridor, descending from the leaf tip to the base. Three to four larvae can be found on a single leaf and several larvae may be found in a single mine. Pupation takes place outside of the mine. [2] They are yellowish with a pale brown head. Larvae can be found from February to the end of May and again from June to July. [3]

Distribution

It is found from Scandinavia to Switzerland and from Great Britain to Romania. It is also present on the Iberian Peninsula and Russia (Transbaikalia and western Siberia). [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2011-09-08.
  2. ↑ "Elachista stabilella Stainton, 1858". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
  3. ↑ Ellis, W N. "Elachista stabilella Stainton, 1858 southern dwarf". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "A contribution to the knowledge of the Lepidoptera fauna of the Ukok plateau in south-eastern Altai, Russia" (PDF). Entomofauna. Ansfelden, Austria: Landesmuseum.


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