Elachista sylvestris

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Elachista sylvestris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. sylvestris
Binomial name
Elachista sylvestris
Braun, 1920

Elachista sylvestris is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Maine, Ohio, Illinois and New Hampshire. [1]

The wingspan is 8–8.5 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to July.

The larvae feed on Poa sylvestris . They mine the stem leaves of their host plant. Mining larvae can be found in April and early May. [2]

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References

  1. Moth Photographers Group. "Elachista sylvestris – 1110". Mississippi Entomological Museum. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  2. Annette F. Braun (1948). Elachistidae of North America (Microleptidoptera). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society. Vol. 13. Philadelphia: American Entomological Society. pp. 67–68.