Elachista anserinella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Scandinavia and the Baltic region to the Pyrenees, Italy and Greece and from France to Russia.[1]
Elachista anserinella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. anserinella |
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Elachista anserinella Zeller, 1839[1] | |
The wingspan is 10–11 millimetres (0.39–0.43 in). Adults are on wing from May to June.[2]
The larvae feed on Brachypodium pinnatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3] Larvae can be found in late spring.
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