Elachista fasciola
| Elachista fasciola | |
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| Elachista fasciola | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukarya |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. fasciola |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista fasciola Parenti, 1983[1] | |
Elachista fasciola is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found from Europe (Latvia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Italy) east through Russia to Japan.[2]
The length of the forewings is about 4 millimetres (0.16 in).
The larvae feed on Achnatherum pekinense, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Calamagrostis arundinacea and Elymus repens. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
References
- ↑ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) fasciola Parenti, 1983". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
- ↑ Kazuhiro Sugisima. "Japanese Elachista studied by Parenti (1983) (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae): The Subgenus Aphelosetia and the Gleichenella-, Tetragonella-, and Bifasciella-Groups" (PDF). Hokkaido University (Sapporo, Japan: Systematic Entomology).
- ↑ "Elachista fasciola Parenti, 1983". Bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved September 22, 2011.