Elachista freyerella

Elachista freyerella is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula. It is also found in North America.[1]

Elachista freyerella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Elachistidae
Genus:
Elachista
Species:
E. freyerella
Binomial name
Elachista freyerella
(Hübner, [1825])
Synonyms

Description

The wingspan is 7–8 millimetres (0.28–0.31 in).

The larvae feed on bent (Agrostis species), bromes (Bromus species), cocksfoot grasses (Dactylis species), tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea), red fescue (Festuca rubra), soft grass (Holcus), crested hair-grass (Koeleria macrantha), annual meadow grass (Poa annua), Poa badensis, wood bluegrass (Poa nemoralis), common meadow-grass (Poa pratensis), rough meadow-grass (Poa trivialis), Trisetum ciliare and Triticum. The larvae create a mine consisting of a long, flat, whitish, relatively broad corridor descending from the leaf tip. A single larva may make several mines during its lifetime. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[2]

References
  1. "Elachista freyerella– (Hübner, 1825)". Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. "Elachista freyerella (Hübner, 1825)". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
Two mined leaf blades of a Poa species
Larva


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