Elachista cahorsensis

Elachista cahorsensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. cahorsensis
Binomial name
	Elachista cahorsensis; Traugott-Olsen, 1992
Synonyms
	E. dispunctella (Duponchel, 1843) ; E. cahorsensis (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) ; E. imbi (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) ; E. karsholti (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) ; E. mannella (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) ; E. multipunctella (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) ; E. pocopunctella (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) ; E. povolnyi (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) ; E. punctella (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) ; E. hallini (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) ; E. intrigella (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) ; E. nielspederi (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) ; E. skulei (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) ;

Elachista cahorsensis is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Great Britain, Ireland and Germany to the Pyrenees.

The wingspan is about 8 millimetres (0.31 in).

The larvae feed on red fescue (Festuca rubra) mining the leaves.^[3] Larvae can be found in July and again from September to November. They are pale grey with a semi-transparent, reddish brown head.

References[edit]

^ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) cahorsensis Traugott-Olsen, 1992". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
^ Kaila, Lauri (30 June 2015). "The Elachista dispunctella (Duponchel) complex (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae) revisited, with exceptional level of synonymy". Zootaxa. 3980 (3). Magnolia Press: 301–358. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3980.3.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
^ "Elachista cahorsensis Traugott-Olsen, 1992". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2011.

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[1] "Elachista (Aphelosetia) cahorsensis Traugott-Olsen, 1992". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 17 February 2020.

[2] Kaila, Lauri (30 June 2015). "The Elachista dispunctella (Duponchel) complex (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae) revisited, with exceptional level of synonymy". Zootaxa. 3980 (3). Magnolia Press: 301–358. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3980.3.1. ISSN 1175-5334.

[3] "Elachista cahorsensis Traugott-Olsen, 1992". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2011.

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