Elachista geminatella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
| Elachista geminatella | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista'
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| Species: | E. geminatella |
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| Elachista geminatella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)[1] | |
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The wingspan is 7.8–9.6 millimetres (0.31–0.38 in). Adults are on wing in July.[2]
The larvae feed on field wood-rush (Luzula campestris) and common woodrush (Luzula multiflora), mining the leaves of their host plant. The mine is somewhat inflated and puckered and has the appearance of a tentiform mine. Larvae can be found from autumn to spring and are greyish-white.[3]
It is found from Sweden to Spain and from Great Britain to the Baltic region and Austria.[4]
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