Elachista nitidulella
| Elachista nitidulella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. nitidulella |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista nitidulella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)[1] | |
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Elachista nitidulella is a moth of the Elachistidae family that can be found from Germany to the Alps and from France to Romania. It is also found in Russia.[2]
The larvae feed on Festuca rupicola. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts a very thin corridor. The mine eventually descends and widens. At the end it occupies the entire width of the leaf and all leaf tissue is eaten away.[3] They are pale dull dirty white.
References
- ↑ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) nitidulella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1885)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
- ↑ Kaila, L., Nupponen, K., Junnilainen, J., Nupponen, T., Kaitila, J.-P. & Olschwang, V. 2003: Contribution to the fauna of Elachistidae (Lepidoptera) of the Southern Ural Mountains. - Entomol. Fennica 14: 65–90.
- ↑ "Elachista nitidulella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". Bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved September 12, 2011.