Elachista albidella
Elachista albidella is a moth of the family Elachistidae, described by William Nylander in 1848. Its wingspan ranges from 9–10 millimetres (0.35–0.39 in). The Elachista albidella is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Hungary and from Ireland to Ukraine. It is also found in North America.
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The larvae feed on Calamagrostis arundinacea, Carex acuta, Carex acutiformis, Carex riparia, Deschampsia cespitosa, Deschampsia flexuosa, Eleocharis palustris, Eriophorum angustifolium, Melica nutans, Poa palustris and Scirpus caespitosus.
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External links
- Lepidoptera of Sweden
- bladmineerders.nl
- Moth Photographers Group
- Lauri Kaila (January 1, 1996). "Revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista I. The tetragonella group (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae)". Insect Systematics & Evolution. Brill. 27 (2): 217–238. doi:10.1163/187631296x00061.
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