Elachista subalbidella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. subalbidella
Binomial name
Elachista subalbidella
Schläger, 1847
Synonyms
  • Elachista hiberna Braun, 1948

Elachista subalbidella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe and North America.

Description

The wingspan is 10–13 millimetres (0.39–0.51 in).The head is ochreous-yellowish. Forewings are ochreous yellow, towards costa sometimes fuscous-tinged. Hindwings are dark grey.[1]

Biology

Adults are on wing in June.[2]

The larvae mainly feed on purple moor-grass (Molinia caerulea), but have also been recorded on oatgrass (Arrhenatherum species), tor-grass (Brachypodium pinnatum), false-brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum), bunch grass (Calamagrostis arundinacea), American beak grass (Diarrhena americana), sedges (Carex species), melic grass (Melica species) and meadow-grass (Poa species). They create a long narrow mine in the blade.

Distribution

It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to Italy and Greece and from Ireland to Romania.[3] It is also found in North America (British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Yukon, Ohio, Pennsylvania and South Dakota).[4]

References

  1. ↑ Meyrick, Edward (1895). "Elachistidae". A Handbook of British Lepidoptera. London: Macmillan. pp. 638–692. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ "Elachista subalbidella". UK Moths. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) subalbidella Schläger, 1847". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Elachista subalbidella – Schlager, 1847". Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 29 February 2020.


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