| Elachista poae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukarya |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. poae |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista poae Stainton, 1855[1] |
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Elachista poae is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found from Fennoscandia and the Baltic region to Belgium, the Alps and Hungary and from Ireland to Romania.
The wingspan is 9-12 mm. Adults are on wing from April to May and from June to August.[2]
The larvae feed on Glyceria maxima. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a narrow gallery, descending from the leaf tip to within the sheath of the leaf. The frass is dispersed. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[3] Larvae can be found from April to May and again from July to August.