Elachista exactella

Elachista exactella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from the Iberian Peninsula, east to Romania, north through France and the Benelux to Fennoscandia, east through central Europe to the Baltic region and northern Russia.[1]

Male

Elachista exactella
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Elachistidae
Genus:
Elachista
Species:
E. exactella
Binomial name
Elachista exactella
Synonyms
  • Poeciloptilia exactella Herrich-Schaffer 1855
  • Cosmiotes exactella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
  • Elachista parvulella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
  • Poeciloptilia parvulella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
  • Elachista spectrella Frey, 1885

The wingspan is 6–7 millimetres (0.24–0.28 in).

The larvae feed on Deschampsia flexuosa.

References
  1. "Elachista (Elachista) exactella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.


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