Elachista pigerella
Elachista pigerella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia and Italy. It is also found in Russia and on Cyprus.
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Adults are brownish and unicolorous.
The larvae feed on Carex flacca. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a narrow corridor, completely filled with frass. It descends from just below the tip down to the leaf base. From there, it continues in the leaf. Full-grown larvae have been found in the hollowed out base of the stem.[2] Larvae can be found from April to June.
References
- "Elachista (Elachista) pigerella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
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