Elachista zonulae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. zonulae
Binomial name
Elachista zonulae
Sruoga, 1992[1]
Synonyms
  • Biselachista zonulae

Elachista zonulae is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in the Alps, the Tatra Mountains in Poland, the Tian Shan Mountains in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and the Altai Mountains in Siberia.[2]

There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Carex sempervirens and Carex firma. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3] Full-grown larvae are 4.5–5.5 millimetres (0.18–0.22 in) long. Pupation usually takes place at the base of the leaf blade of the host plant. The species overwinters as a young larva.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Elachista (Elachista) zonulae Sruoga, 1992". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  2. ↑ Lauri Kaila & Piero Giuseppe Varalda. "The Elachista juliensis complex revisited (Elachistidae)" (PDF). University of Helsinki. Zoological Museum, Finnish Museum of Natural History. 27: 217–237. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-20.
  3. ↑ "Elachista zonulae (Sruoga, 1992)". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
  4. ↑ Baran, T (2009). "The immature stages of Elachista zonulae (Sruoga, 1992) (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae)". 20. Entomol. Fennica: 239–244. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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