| Elachista deriventa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukarya |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. deriventa |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista deriventa Kaila & Mutanen, 2008[1] |
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Elachista deriventa is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in southern Finland and Sweden.
The wingspan is 6-8 mm. Adults are on wing in June.[2]
The larvae feed on Calamagrostis arundinacea. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a pale yellowish, rather narrow, inconspicuous, ascending corridor in the distal half of the leaf. It runs along the leaf margin. The frass is deposited along the sides.[3] Larvae can be found from September to October. They are pale yellowish.