Elachista tetragonella

Elachista tetragonella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. tetragonella
Binomial name
Elachista tetragonella
Synonyms
  • Poeciloptilia tetragonella Herrich-Schaffer 1855

Elachista tetragonella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to Spain and Italy and from France to Bulgaria.

A sprig of Carex montana exhibiting a mined leaf blade
Larva

The wingspan is 6–7 millimetres (0.24–0.28 in). Adults are on wing in January and again in June.[2]

The larvae feed on Carex montana. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a white elongate gallery in the top region of the leaf. The frass is deposited irregularly. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[3] They are dirty yellow with a pair of grey dorsal length lines and a yellowish head. Larvae can be found from April to the end of May.

References

  1. ^ "Elachista (Elachista) tetragonella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  2. ^ "Lundstarrsgräsmal - Elachista tetragonella". www.lepidoptera.se. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  3. ^ "Elachista tetragonella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2011.


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