Elachista bedellella
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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. bedellella
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Elachista bedellella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 7–8 millimetres (0.28–0.31 in). Adults are on wing from May to June and again in August in two generations per year.[2]
The larvae feed on various species of grasses, including Arrhenatherum elatius, Avena, Avenula pratensis, Festuca ovina, Phleum, Poa nemoralis and Poa trivialis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3] Larvae can be found from September to the end of April and again (after overwintering within the mine) from June to July.
Distribution
[edit]It is found from Scandinavia to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Bulgaria and from Great Britain to Russia.
References
[edit]- ^ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) bedellella (Sircom, 1848)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "38.010 [B&F: 0616] Elachista bedellella (Sircom, 1848)". Hants Moths. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Elachista bedellella (Sircom, 1848)". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
