Elachista subalbidella
Elachista subalbidella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe and North America.
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| Species: | E. subalbidella |
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Description
The wingspan is 10–13 millimetres (0.39–0.51 in). Adults are on wing in June.[1]
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.[2] It is also found in North America (British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Yukon, Ohio, Pennsylvania and South Dakota).[3]
References
- "Elachista subalbidella". UK Moths. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- "Elachista (Aphelosetia) subalbidella Schläger, 1847". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- "Elachista subalbidella – Schlager, 1847". Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 29 February 2020.