Elachista canapennella

Elachista canapennella
Elachista canapennella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. canapennella
Binomial name
Elachista canapennella
(Hübner, 1813)
Synonyms
  • Tinea canapennella Hübner, 1813
  • Tinea pulchella Haworth, 1828
  • Elachista pulchella (Haworth, 1828)
  • Poeciloptilia obscurella Stainton, 1849
  • Poeciloptilia incanella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
  • Elachista incanella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
  • Elachista subobscurella Doubleday, 1859
  • Poeciloptilia montanella Wocke, 1862
  • Elachista ranenensis Strand, 1919
  • Elachista albimarginella Hering, 1924
  • Elachista postremella Dufrane, 1957

Elachista canapennella is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Romania and from Ireland to central Russia.[1]

The wingspan is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in).[2] Adults are on wing from April to June and from July to September. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Agrostis stolonifera, Arrhenatherum elatius, Avenula pubescens, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca, Holcus mollis and Poa. They mine the leaves of their host. The pupation takes place outside of the mine.

References

  1. ↑ "Elachista (Elachista) canapennella (Hübner, 1813)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Elachista canapennella". UK Moths. Retrieved March 8, 2010.

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