Elachista heinemanni is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the Alps.
Elachista heinemanni | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. heinemanni |
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Elachista heinemanni Frey, 1866[1] | |
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The wingspan is 10–12 millimetres (0.39–0.47 in).[2] Adults are on wing from the first half of June to the first half of August.
The larvae feed on Sesleria albicans. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3] They are olive grey.
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