Elachista quadripunctella

Elachista quadripunctella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. quadripunctella
Binomial name
	Elachista quadripunctella; (Hübner, 1825)
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.

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

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

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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.

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