Elachista tetragonella

Elachista tetragonella
	Elachista tetragonella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. tetragonella
Binomial name
	Elachista tetragonella; (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)[1]
Synonyms
	Poeciloptilia tetragonella Herrich-Schaffer 1855;

Elachista tetragonella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to Spain and Italy and from France to Bulgaria.

A sprig of Carex montana exhibiting a mined leaf blade

Larva

The wingspan is 6–7 millimetres (0.24–0.28 in). Adults are on wing in January and again in June.[2]

The larvae feed on Carex montana. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a white elongate gallery in the top region of the leaf. The frass is deposited irregularly. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[3] They are dirty yellow with a pair of grey dorsal length lines and a yellowish head. Larvae can be found from April to the end of May.

References

"Elachista (Elachista) tetragonella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
Swedish Moths
"Elachista tetragonella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2011.

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

[2] Swedish Moths

[3] "Elachista tetragonella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2011.