Elachista tetragonella
| Elachista tetragonella | |
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| 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] | |
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Elachista tetragonella is a moth of the Elachistidae family. 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. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
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