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Elachista poae

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Elachista poae
Elachista poae Deeside, North Wales
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. poae
Binomial name
Elachista poae

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

Description

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The wingspan is 9–12 mm. The head is blackish. Forewings are blackish, somewhat pale-sprinkled, basal area somewhat lighter ; an obscure fascia before middle, angulated outwards in middle and inwards on fold, a small ill -defined tornal spot, a more distinct one on costa opposite, and traces of an angular mark in disc beyond and connecting these whitish, in female more distinct. Hindwings are dark grey.The larva is whitish -yellowish ; head and two spots on 2 pale brown..[2]

Adults are on wing from April to May and from June to August.[3]

The larvae feed on reed sweet-grass (Glyceria maxima), mining the leaves of their host plant.[4] Larvae can be found from April to May and again from July to August.

Distribution

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It is found from Fennoscandia and the Baltic region to Belgium, the Alps and Hungary and from Ireland to Romania.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Elachista (Elachista) poae Stainton, 1855". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  3. ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  4. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  5. ^ Ellis, W N. "Elachista poae Stainton, 1855 sweet-grass dwarf". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
Mined leaf blade of Glyceria maxima
Larva
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