Elachista ornithopodella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. ornithopodella
Binomial name
Elachista ornithopodella
Frey, 1859[1]

Elachista ornithopodella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Finland to northern Italy and from Germany to Romania.

The larvae feed on Carex montana, Carex ornithopoda and Carex sempervirens. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2011-09-12.


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