Elachista canapennella

Elachista canapennella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.

Elachista canapennella
Elachista canapennella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. canapennella
Binomial name
Elachista canapennella (Hübner, 1813)
Synonyms
List Tinea canapennella Hübner, 1813 Tinea pulchella Haworth, 1828 Elachista pulchella (Haworth, 1828) Poeciloptilia obscurella Stainton, 1849 Poeciloptilia incanella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 Elachista incanella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Elachista subobscurella Doubleday, 1859 Poeciloptilia montanella Wocke, 1862 Elachista ranenensis Strand, 1919 Elachista albimarginella Hering, 1924 Elachista postremella Dufrane, 1957

Description

The wingspan is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in).[1] Adults are on wing from April to June and from July to September. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on creeping bent (Agrostis stolonifera), false oat-grass (Arrhenatherum elatius), Avenula pubescens, tufted hairgrass (Deschampsia cespitosa), fescue (Festuca species), creeping soft grass (Holcus mollis) and meadow-grass (Poa). They mine the leaves of their host. The pupation takes place outside the mine.[2]

Distribution

It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Romania and from Ireland to central Russia.[2]

References

1. "Elachista canapennella". UK Moths. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
2. Ellis, W N. "Elachista canapennella (Hübner, 1813) little dwarf". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 26 March 2020.

External links

• Bladmineerders.nl