Elachista tengstromi

Elachista tengstromi is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe and Japan. The moth was formerly considered to be a form of Elachista regificella.[1]

Elachista tengstromi
Elachista tengstromi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Elachistidae
Genus:
Elachista
Species:
E. tengstromi
Binomial name
Elachista tengstromi
Kaila, Bengtsson, Sulcs & Junnilainen, 2001

Description

The wingspan is 7–9.3 millimetres (0.28–0.37 in).

The larvae feed on hairy wood-rush (Luzula pilosa). They form a strongly contracted upper-surface tentiform mine, generally in the lower third of the leaf, beginning at the leaf base. Mostly, a second or third mine is made which starts at the leaf tip. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[2]

Distribution

It is found from Fennoscandia to Switzerland and Austria, and from Great Britain to Poland.[3] It is also found in Japan.[4]

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References
  1. Ellis, W N. "Elachista tengstromi Kaila, Bengtsson, Šulcs & Junnilaninen, 2001 small wood-rush dwarf". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. "Elachista tengstromi Kaila, Bengtsson, Sulcs & Junnilainen, 2001". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
  3. "Elachista (Elachista) tengstromi Kaila, Bengtsson, Sulcs & Junnilainen, 2001". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  4. Japanese Elachista studied by Parenti (1983) (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae): The Subgenus Aphelosetia and the Gleichenella-, Tetragonella-, and Bifasciella-Groups
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