Elachista catalana

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Elachista catalana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. catalana
Binomial name
Elachista catalana
Synonyms
  • Elachista zuernbaueri Traugott-Olsen, 1990

Elachista catalana is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Morocco, Spain, France, Italy, San Marino and Croatia.

Adults are large (for Elachista species), unicolorous white or creamy white with variably paler or darker grey hindwings.

The larvae feed on Dactylis glomerata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

Taxonomy[edit]

Elachista modesta was previously treated as a synonym of Elachista catalana, but was recently reinstated as a valid species.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) catalana Parenti, 1978". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  2. ^ "Elachista catalana Parenti, 1978". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  3. ^ Lauri Kaila (September 16, 2011). "A review of species related to Elachista catalana Parenti (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae: Elachistinae), with descriptions of two new species". Entomologica Fennica. 22 (2): 85–96. doi:10.33338/ef.4437.