Elachista dispilella
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. dispilella
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Elachista dispilella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees and Italy and from France to Romania.
The wingspan is 7–9 millimetres (0.28–0.35 in).[2] Adults are on wing from May to August in one or two generations per year.
The larvae feed on Festuca heterophylla, Festuca lemanii and Festuca ovina. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3] Larvae can found from May to June in the north and in April and again in June in the south.
References
[edit]- ^ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) dispilella Zeller, 1839". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
- ^ "Elachista dispilella (Zeller, 1839)". Micro Lepidoptera.nl. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
- ^ "Elachista dispilella Zeller, 1839". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2011.