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Elachista obliquella

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Elachista obliquella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. obliquella
Binomial name
Elachista obliquella
Stainton, 1854
Synonyms
  • Biselachista obliquella Traugott-Olsen & Nielsen, 1977
  • Cosmiotes obliquella Clemens, 1860

Elachista obliquella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.

Description

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The wingspan is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in).The head is ochreous- whitish. Antennae whitish-ringed. Forewings light grey, irrorated with blackish ;a nearly straight central whitish fascia, sometimes ochreous tinged,in male slenderer and sometimes interrupted ; tips of apical cilia whitish. Hindwings are grey. The larva is grey-greenish ; head pale brown; 2 with two brown spots.[1]

Biology

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Adults are on wing from April to July and again in August in two generations per year.[2]

Distribution

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It is found from Scandinavia to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Romania and from Ireland to Ukraine. It is also found in Russia.

References

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  1. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  2. ^ "Elachista obliquella". UK Moths. Retrieved 21 February 2020.