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Elachista festucicolella

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Elachista festucicolella
Elachista festucicolella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Elachistidae
Genus:
Elachista
Species:
E. festucicolella
Binomial name
Elachista festucicolella
Zeller, 1853[1]

Elachista festucicolella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Sweden to the Alps and from Switzerland to Ukraine and Bulgaria.

The wingspan is 7–9 millimetres (0.28–0.35 in).[2] Adults are on wing from late May to early July.

The larvae feed on Festuca ovina and Festuca rupicola. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) festucicolella Zeller, 1859". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  2. ^ Swedish Moths
  3. ^ "Elachista festucicolella Zeller, 1853". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2011.


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