Elachista adscitella

Elachista adscitella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. adscitella
Binomial name
Elachista adscitella
Synonyms
  • Elachista (Aphelosetia) revinctella auct.

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

Description

The wingspan is 9–11 millimetres (0.35–0.43 in).[2]

The larvae feed on false-brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum), Carex elata, a bunch grass (Calamagrostis arundinacea), tufted hair-grass (Deschampsia cespitosa), wavy hair-grass (Deschampsia flexuosa), bearded couch (Elymus caninus), Festuca altissima, Festuca drymeja, giant fescue (Festuca gigantea), mountain melick (Melica nutans), wood mellick (Melica uniflora), wood millett (Milium effusum), Phleum species, broad-leaved meadow-grass (Poa chaixii), Poa remota, Sesleria albicans, Sesleria argentea, blue moor-grass (Sesleria caerulea) and Sesleria sadlerana.[3]

Distribution

It is found in all of Europe, except Iceland, the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine and Lithuania.

References

  1. ^ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) adscitella Stainton, 1851". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Elachista adscitella". UK Moths. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Elachista adscitella Stainton, 1851". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
Mined leaf of Sesleria caerulea
Larva


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