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Elachista sylvestris

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Elachista sylvestris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. sylvestris
Binomial name
Elachista sylvestris
Braun, 1920

Elachista sylvestris is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Maine, Ohio, Illinois and New Hampshire.[1]

The wingspan is 8–8.5 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to July.

The larvae feed on Poa sylvestris. They mine the stem leaves of their host plant. Mining larvae can be found in April and early May.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Moth Photographers Group. "Elachista sylvestris – 1110". Mississippi Entomological Museum. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  2. ^ Annette F. Braun (1948). Elachistidae of North America (Microleptidoptera). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society. Vol. 13. Philadelphia: American Entomological Society. pp. 67–68.