Elachista biatomella

Elachista biatomella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. biatomella
Binomial name
Elachista biatomella
(Stainton, 1848)
Synonyms
List
    • Biselachista biatomella Traugott-Olsen & Nielsen, 1977
    • Cosmiotes biatomella Clemens, 1860
    • Aphelosetia biatomella Stainton, 1848

Elachista biatomella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.

Description

The wingspan is 7–9 millimetres (0.28–0.35 in).[1] The head is pale grey, face whitish.Forewings are ochreous - whitish, irrorated with grey; plical and second discal stigmata elongate, black, plical preceded and followed by whitish marks; in darker specimens an oblique triangular white spot is visible on costa at 2/3, in paler specimens it is obsolete. Hindwings are grey.The larva is yellowish; head brown; 2 with two pale brown spots.[2]

Adults are on wing from May to September in two generations per year.

Distribution

It is found from Sweden to the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia and Italy, and from Great Britain and Ireland to Ukraine.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Elachista biatomella (Stainton, 1848)". Micro Lepidoptera.nl. Archived from the original on February 12, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
  2. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  3. ^ Ellis, W N. "Elachista biatomella (Stainton, 1848) two-dotted dwarf". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
Plant of Carex flacca with a mined leaf blade
Carex flacca detached leaf with a young mine
Larva


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