| Elachista diederichsiella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukarya |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. diederichsiella |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista diederichsiella E Hering, 1889 |
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Elachista diederichsiella is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to the Pyrenees, Alps and Carpathian Mountains, and from France to central Russia.[1] It is also found in North America.[2]
The wingspan is 9-11 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.[3]
The larvae feed on Holcus mollis and Milium effusum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine descends from just below the leaf tip. It starts as a narrow corridor, that widens abruptly into a broad, whitish, strongly inflated blotch. Two to four larvae may be found in single a mine. The frass is distributed irregularly in the entire mine. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[4] Larvae can be found from April to May. They are dirty yellowish green with a dark brown head.