Elachista tanaella

Elachista tanaella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. tanaella
Binomial name
Elachista tanaella
Aarvik & Berggren, 2004[1]

Elachista tanaella is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is only known from northern Norway.

The wingspan is 8.5–11.5 millimetres (0.33–0.45 in). The forewings are unicolorous brownish grey. The hindwings are grey. Adults have been recorded in July.[2]

The larvae feed on Carex rotundata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]

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