Elachista cinereopunctella

Elachista cinereopunctella
Elachista cinereopunctella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. cinereopunctella
Binomial name
Elachista cinereopunctella (Haworth, 1828)[1]
Synonyms
Tinea cinereopunctella Haworth, 1828 Biselachista cinereopunctella

Elachista cinereopunctella is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found from Scandinavia and Russia to the Iberian Peninsula and Italy and from Ireland to Poland.

Mined leaves of Carex flacca

Larva

Pupa

The wingspan is 7–9 millimetres (0.28–0.35 in)^[2]

The larvae feed on Carex digitata, Carex ericetorum, Carex flacca, Carex humilis, Carex ornithopoda, Carex pilosa, Deschampsia cespitosa, Melica and Sesleria caerulea. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine generally descends from the leaf tip and may occupy the space between the leaf margin and midrib, but may also occupy the entire width of the leaf. Most frass is deposited in the oldest part of the mine. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.^[3] Larvae can be found from late summer to the following spring. The species overwinters within the mine. They are yellowish white with a dark brown head.

References

1. "Elachista (Elachista) cinereopunctella (Haworth 1828)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
2. Swedish Moths
3. "Elachista cinereopunctella (Haworth, 1828)". Bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved September 23, 2011.