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Elachista nolckeni

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Elachista nolckeni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. nolckeni
Binomial name
Elachista nolckeni
Šulcs, 1992[1]

Elachista nolckeni is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Estonia to the Pyrenees and Italy and from France to Poland and Slovakia. It is also found in Russia.[2]

The wingspan is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in).[3]

The larvae feed on Phleum phleoides. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) nolckeni Sulcs, 1992". 2.6.1. Fauna Europaea. May 24, 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  2. ^ Kaila, L., Nupponen, K., Junnilainen, J., Nupponen, T., Kaitila, J.-P. & Olschwang, V. 2003: Contribution to the fauna of Elachistidae (Lepidoptera) of the Southern Ural Mountains. - Entomol. Fennica 14: 65–90.
  3. ^ "Elachista nolckeni - Ochrana přírody a krajiny v Hlavním městě Praze". Archived from the original on 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  4. ^ "Elachista nolckeni Šulcs, 1992". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2011.