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Elachista gleichenella

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Elachista gleichenella
Female
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. gleichenella
Binomial name
Elachista gleichenella
(Fabricius, 1781)[1]
Synonyms
List
    • Tinea gleichella Fabricius, 1794
    • Oecophora magnificella Duponchel, [1843] 1842
    • Elachista trifasciella Nylander, [1848] 1847
    • Poeciloptilia fractella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855

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

Description

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The wingspan is 8–9 mm (0.31–0.35 in).The head is bronzy -metallic.Forewings are dark bronzy -fuscous ; a small basal spot, a fascia before middle, and an outwards -angulated fascia towards apex pale golden-metallic. Hindwings are grey.The Larva is whitish, faintly purple-tinged ; head dark brown ; 2 with two purple-blackish marks.[2]

Biology

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The larvae feed on Carex curvula, Carex digitata, Carex divulsa, star sedge (Carex echinata), glaucous sedge (Carex flacca), dwarf sedge (Carex humilis), smooth-stalked sedge (Carex laevigata), soft-leaved sedge (Carex montana), Carex morrowii, Carex muricata, Carex ornithopoda, false fox-sedge (Carex otrubae), greater tussock-sedge (Carex paniculata), pendulous sedge (Carex pendula), Carex pilosa, Carex sempervirens, wood sedge {Carex sylvatica}, Carex umbrosa, tufted hairgrass (Deschampsia cespitosa), white wood-rush (Luzula luzuloides), hairy wood-rush (Luzula pilosa), Luzula plumose and greater wood-rush (Luzula sylvatica).[3]

Distribution

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The moth is found in most of Europe (except the Iberian Peninsula), east into northern Russia.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Elachista (Elachista) gleichenella (Fabricius, 1781)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  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. ^ "Elachista gleichenella (Fabricius, 1781)". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
  4. ^ Ellis, W N. "Elachista gleichenella (Fabricius, 1781) twin-barred dwarf". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
Larva
Mined leaves of Carex echinata
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