Elachista tengstromi

Elachista tengstromi
Elachista tengstromi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. tengstromi
Binomial name
Elachista tengstromi
Kaila, Bengtsson, Sulcs & Junnilainen, 2001

Elachista tengstromi is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found from Fennoscandia to Switzerland and Austria, and from Great Britain to Poland.[1] It is also found in Japan.[2]

It was formerly considered to be a form of Elachista regificella.

The wingspan is 7–9.3 millimetres (0.28–0.37 in).

The larvae feed on Luzula pilosa. They form a strongly contracted upper-surface tentiform mine, generally in the lower third of the leaf, beginning at the leaf base. Mostly, a second or third mine is made which starts at the leaf tip. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[3]

References

  1. "Elachista (Elachista) tengstromi Kaila, Bengtsson, Sulcs & Junnilainen, 2001". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  2. Japanese Elachista studied by Parenti (1983) (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae): The Subgenus Aphelosetia and the Gleichenella-, Tetragonella-, and Bifasciella-Groups
  3. "Elachista tengstromi Kaila, Bengtsson, Sulcs & Junnilainen, 2001". Bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved March 5, 2010.


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