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Elachista quadripunctella

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Elachista quadripunctella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. quadripunctella
Binomial name
Elachista quadripunctella
(Hübner, 1825)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chionodes quadripunctella Hübner, 1825
  • Elachista quadrella (Hübner, 1905)

Elachista quadripunctella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Scandinavia and Latvia to the Pyrenees and Italy and from France to Romania.

Mined leaf of Luzula pilosa
Larva

The wingspan is 10–12 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Carex flacca, Luzula luzuloides, Luzula pilosa and Luzula sylvatica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. A single larva makes several mines. Pupation takes place within the mine.[3] They are colourless. Larvae can be found from the end of September to the following spring.

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Swedish Moths
  3. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2011-09-08.