Elachista atricomella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. atricomella
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| Elachista atricomella Stainton, 1849
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Elachista atricomella is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Europe.
Description
[edit]The wingspan is about 12 millimetres (0.47 in). The head is blackish, whitish sprinkled, face in female whitish. Male forewings have an interrupted, rather oblique fascia before the middle, a tornal spot, and a bigger triangular mark beyond it on the white costa. Hindwings are dark grey.The larva is pale yellowish ; head pale brown ; 2 with two yellow brown marks.[1][2]
The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.[3]
The larvae mines the leaves of cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata). Larvae regularly vacate the mine and begin elsewhere. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[4] Larvae can be found from late autumn to May. They are greenish yellow with a light brown head.
Distribution
[edit]The moth is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula, Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean Islands.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Meyrick, Edward (1895). "Elachistidae". A Handbook of British Lepidoptera. London: Macmillan. pp. 638–692.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Heath, J. et al. The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and IrelandVolume 3 (Yponomeutidae to Elachistidae)
- ^ Ian Kimber. "Elachista atricomella". UK Moths. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "Elachista atricomella Stainton, 1849". Bladmineerders.nl. 2011-11-19. Archived from the original on 2012-09-27.
- ^ "Elachista (Elachista) atricomella Stainton, 1849". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
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