Elachista adscitella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. adscitella
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Binomial name | |
Elachista adscitella | |
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Elachista adscitella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
The wingspan is 9–11 millimetres (0.35–0.43 in). [2]
The larvae feed on false-brome ( Brachypodium sylvaticum), Carex elata, a bunch grass ( Calamagrostis arundinacea), tufted hair-grass ( Deschampsia cespitosa), wavy hair-grass ( Deschampsia flexuosa), bearded couch ( Elymus caninus), Festuca altissima, Festuca drymeja, giant fescue ( Festuca gigantea), mountain melick ( Melica nutans), wood mellick ( Melica uniflora), wood millett ( Milium effusum), Phleum species, broad-leaved meadow-grass ( Poa chaixii), Poa remota, Sesleria albicans, Sesleria argentea, blue moor-grass ( Sesleria caerulea) and Sesleria sadlerana. [3]
It is found in all of Europe, except Iceland, the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine and Lithuania.
Elachista adscitella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. adscitella
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Binomial name | |
Elachista adscitella | |
Synonyms | |
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Elachista adscitella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
The wingspan is 9–11 millimetres (0.35–0.43 in). [2]
The larvae feed on false-brome ( Brachypodium sylvaticum), Carex elata, a bunch grass ( Calamagrostis arundinacea), tufted hair-grass ( Deschampsia cespitosa), wavy hair-grass ( Deschampsia flexuosa), bearded couch ( Elymus caninus), Festuca altissima, Festuca drymeja, giant fescue ( Festuca gigantea), mountain melick ( Melica nutans), wood mellick ( Melica uniflora), wood millett ( Milium effusum), Phleum species, broad-leaved meadow-grass ( Poa chaixii), Poa remota, Sesleria albicans, Sesleria argentea, blue moor-grass ( Sesleria caerulea) and Sesleria sadlerana. [3]
It is found in all of Europe, except Iceland, the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine and Lithuania.