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