Elachista nolckeni

Elachista nolckeni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. nolckeni
Binomial name
Elachista nolckeni
Šulcs, 1992[1]

Elachista nolckeni is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found from Estonia to the Pyrenees and Italy and from France to Poland and Slovakia. It is also found in Russia.[2]

The wingspan is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in).[3]

The larvae feed on Phleum phleoides. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts a narrow gallery that ascends from the base of the leaf to nearly the tip. It then descends, forming a pale green inflated blotch. Pupation takes place under the ground.[4] They are pale yellowsh green to olive green with a yellowish brown head.

References

  1. "Elachista (Aphelosetia) nolckeni Sulcs, 1992". 2.6.1. Fauna Europaea. May 24, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  2. Kaila, L., Nupponen, K., Junnilainen, J., Nupponen, T., Kaitila, J.-P. & Olschwang, V. 2003: Contribution to the fauna of Elachistidae (Lepidoptera) of the Southern Ural Mountains. - Entomol. Fennica 14: 65–90.
  3. Elachista nolckeni - Ochrana přírody a krajiny v Hlavním městě Praze
  4. "Elachista nolckeni Šulcs, 1992". Bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved September 12, 2011.


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