Elachista triatomea

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Elachista triatomea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. triatomea
Binomial name
Elachista triatomea
(Haworth, 1828)
Synonyms
  • Porrectaria triatomeaHaworth, 1828
  • Elachista dispilellaZeller, 1839 sensu Stainton, 1849
  • Elachista triatomellaMorris, 1870

Elachista triatomea is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.

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Description

The wingspan is 8–9 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in).Head, labial palps and thorax white.Front wings white with three black dots, sometimes with a yellowish tinge. Hindwings light grey. [1] [2]


Adults are on wing from June to July. [3]

The larvae mine the blades of various grasses of Festuca species, including sheep's fescue ( Festuca ovina ), red fescue ( Festuca rubra ) and fine-leaf sheep fescue ( Festuca tenuifolia ).

Distribution

It is found in Ireland, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, Denmark, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Emmet, A. M. (Hrsg.) (1985): The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland . Volume 3 (Yponomeutidae to Elachistidae). Harley Books, Colchester, Essex.
  2. ↑ Fal’kovich;M. .I., 1990 Elachistidae ; in G.S. Medvedev (ed.): Keys to the insects of the europaean part of the USSR, Vol.IV: Lepidoptera, part 2 (english translation), Oxonian Press Pvt.Ltd., New Dehli, 1987
  3. ↑ Kimber, Ian. "38.005 BF611 Elachista triatomea (Haworth, 1828)". UKmoths. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) triatomea (Haworth, 1828)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 14 February 2020.


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