Elachista subalbidella

Elachista subalbidella
Elachista subalbidella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. subalbidella
Binomial name
Elachista subalbidella
Schläger, 1847
Synonyms
  • Elachista hiberna Braun, 1948

Elachista subalbidella is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to Italy and Greece and from Ireland to Romania.[1] It is also found in North America (British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Yukon, Ohio, Pennsylvania and South Dakota).[2]

The wingspan is 10–13 millimetres (0.39–0.51 in). Adults are on wing in June.[3]

The larvae mainly feed on Molinia caerulea, but have also been recorded on Arrhenatherum, Brachypodium pinnatum, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Calamagrostis arundinacea, Diarrhena americana, Carex, Melica and Poa. They create a long narrow mine in the blade.

References

  1. "Elachista (Aphelosetia) subalbidella Schläger, 1847". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  2. "Elachista subalbidella– Schlager, 1847". Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
  3. "Elachista subalbidella". UK Moths. Retrieved March 5, 2010.

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