Elachista cingillella
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. cingillella
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Binomial name | |
Elachista cingillella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)[1]
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Elachista cingillella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 8.5–10 millimetres (0.33–0.39 in). Adults have been recorded in May.[2]
The larvae feed on upright brome (Bromus erectus), wood millet (Milium effusum) and Dichanthium ischaemum mining the leaves of their host plant.[3] Larvae can be found from September to April and again from June to early August. Larvae of the first generation overwinter within the mine.
Distribution
[edit]It is found from Fennoscandia and Russia to the Pyrenees and Alps and from Great Britain to Romania.
References
[edit]- ^ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) cingillella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Elachista cingillella". Microlepidoptera.nl. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
- ^ "Bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2011-09-23.