Elachista pigerella

Elachista pigerella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia and Italy. It is also found in Russia and on Cyprus.

Elachista pigerella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Elachistidae
Genus:
Elachista
Species:
E. pigerella
Binomial name
Elachista pigerella
Synonyms
  • Symmoca pigerella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • Atachia bilbaensis Rebel, 1893
  • Elachista fuscochreella Frey, 1856
  • Elachista muehligiella Frey, 1856
  • Elachista fuscogrisella Rebel, 1936
  • Oecophora incolorella Constant, 1890
  • Oecophora thorencella Milliere, 1875

Adults are brownish and unicolorous.

The larvae feed on Carex flacca. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a narrow corridor, completely filled with frass. It descends from just below the tip down to the leaf base. From there, it continues in the leaf. Full-grown larvae have been found in the hollowed out base of the stem.[2] Larvae can be found from April to June.

References
  1. "Elachista (Elachista) pigerella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2011-09-12.


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