Elachista subalbidella

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Elachista subalbidella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. subalbidella
Binomial name
Elachista subalbidella
Schläger, 1847
Synonyms
  • Elachista hibernaBraun, 1948

Elachista subalbidella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe and North America.

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Description

The wingspan is 10–13 millimetres (0.39–0.51 in).The head is ochreous-yellowish. Forewings are ochreous yellow, towards costa sometimes fuscous-tinged. Hindwings are dark grey. [1]

Biology

Adults are on wing in June. [2]

The larvae mainly feed on purple moor-grass ( Molinia caerulea ), but have also been recorded on oatgrass ( Arrhenatherum species), tor-grass ( Brachypodium pinnatum ), false-brome ( Brachypodium sylvaticum ), bunch grass ( Calamagrostis arundinacea ), American beak grass ( Diarrhena americana ), sedges ( Carex species), melic grass ( Melica species) and meadow-grass ( Poa species).

Distribution

It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to Italy and Greece and from Ireland to Romania. [3] It is also found in North America (British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Yukon, Ohio, Pennsylvania and South Dakota). [4]

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References

  1. Meyrick, Edward (1895). "Elachistidae". A Handbook of British Lepidoptera. London: Macmillan. pp. 638–692.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  2. "Elachista subalbidella". UK Moths. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  3. "Elachista (Aphelosetia) subalbidella Schläger, 1847". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  4. "Elachista subalbidella – Schlager, 1847". Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 29 February 2020.