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Elachista baltica

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Elachista baltica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. baltica
Binomial name
Elachista baltica
E. Hering, 1891

Elachista baltica is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Sweden,[1] Finland, Poland.[2]

The larvae feed on Festuca rubra arenaria. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

Taxonomy

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The species was previously synonymised with Elachista freyerella, but was reinstated as a species by Baran & Buszko in 2005.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Elachista baltica - BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser
  2. ^ "Elachista (Elachista) baltica E. Hering 1891". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  3. ^ "Elachista baltica Hering, 1891 sp. rev. - a valid species of Elachistidae from the Baltic shore (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Entomol. Fennica. 2005. pp. 9–18.