Elachista catalana
| Elachista catalana | |
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| Elachista catalana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. catalana |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista catalana Parenti, 1978[1] | |
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Elachista catalana is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in Morocco, Spain, France, Italy, San Marino and Croatia.
Adults are large (for Elachista species), unicolorous white or creamy white with variably paler or darker grey hindwings.
The larvae feed on Dactylis glomerata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]
Taxonomy
Elachista modesta was previously treated as a synonym of Elachista catalana, but was recently reinstated as a valid species.[3]
References
- ↑ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) catalana Parenti, 1978". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Elachista catalana Parenti, 1978". Bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
- ↑ Lauri Kaila (September 16, 2011). "A review of species related to Elachista catalana Parenti (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae: Elachistinae), with descriptions of two new species" 22. Entomologica Fennica: 85–96.
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