Elachista dispunctella
| Elachista dispunctella | |
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| Elachista dispunctella | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. dispunctella |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista dispunctella (Duponchel, 1843)[1] | |
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Elachista dispunctella is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except most of the Balkan Peninsula, Fennoscandia, the Benelux, Portugal, Great Britain, Ireland and Iceland.
Adults are on wing from April to May and again from July to August.
The larvae feed on Festuca species,[2] including Festuca ovina and Festuca duriuscula. They mine the blades of their host plant. Larvae can be found from April to May and again from June to July.[3]
References
- ↑ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) dispunctella (Duponchel, 1843)". 2.6.1. Fauna Europaea. May 24, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ↑ Lepidoptera.pl
- ↑ "Lepiforum.de" (PDF).
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