Elachista baltica

Elachista baltica is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Sweden,[1] Finland, Poland.[2]

Elachista baltica
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E. baltica
Binomial name
Elachista baltica
E. Hering, 1891

The larvae feed on Festuca rubra arenaria. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

Taxonomy

The species was previously synonymised with Elachista freyerella, but was reinstated as a species by Baran & Buszko in 2005.[3]

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