Elachista hedemanni

Elachista hedemanni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. hedemanni
Binomial name
	Elachista hedemanni; Rebel, 1899
Synonyms
	Elachista tauricella Sinev & Sruoga, 1991;

Elachista hedemanni is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Germany to Spain and Romania. It is also found in Ukraine and Russia.

The wingspan is 8–9 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in).^[2]^[3]

The larvae feed on Carex humilis, Holcus mollis and Stipa pennata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts at the base of the blade of a leaf of the previous year.^[4] Larvae can be found from July to April.

References

^ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) hedemanni Rebel, 1899". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
^ Lepiforum.de
^ Kaila, L. 2012: On species related to Elachista hedemanni Rebel (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Elachistinae), with descriptions of three new Palearctic species, Zootaxa 3316: 28-39.
^ "Elachista hedemanni Rebel, 1899". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2011.

This article on a moth of the genus Elachista is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] "Elachista (Aphelosetia) hedemanni Rebel, 1899". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2013.

[2] Lepiforum.de

[3] Kaila, L. 2012: On species related to Elachista hedemanni Rebel (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Elachistinae), with descriptions of three new Palearctic species, Zootaxa 3316: 28-39.

[4] "Elachista hedemanni Rebel, 1899". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2011.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]