Elachista tengstromi

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Elachista tengstromi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. tengstromi
Binomial name
Elachista tengstromi

Elachista tengstromi is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe and Japan. The moth was formerly considered to be a form of Elachista regificella . [1]

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Description

The wingspan is 7–9.3 millimetres (0.28–0.37 in).

The larvae feed on hairy wood-rush ( Luzula pilosa ). [2]

Distribution

It is found from Fennoscandia to Switzerland and Austria, and from Great Britain to Poland. [3] It is also found in Japan. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Ellis, W N. "Elachista tengstromi Kaila, Bengtsson, Šulcs & Junnilaninen, 2001 small wood-rush dwarf". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Elachista tengstromi Kaila, Bengtsson, Sulcs & Junnilainen, 2001". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Elachista (Elachista) tengstromi Kaila, Bengtsson, Sulcs & Junnilainen, 2001". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  4. ↑ Sugisima, K. (1 Jan 2005). "Japanese Elachista studied by Parenti (1983) (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae): the subgenus Aphelosetia and the gleichenella-, tetragonella-, and bifasciella-groups". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 148 (2): 225–246. doi: 10.1163/22119434-900000171 . ISSN   2211-9434.


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