Elachista nielswolffi

Elachista nielswolffi
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. nielswolffi
Binomial name
Elachista nielswolffi
Svensson, 1976[1]

Elachista nielswolffi is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in Fennoscandia and northern Russia.

The wingspan is 7-9 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Deschampsia flexuosa and possibly on Nardus stricta. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3] They are pale dull dirty white.

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