Elachista differens

Elachista differens is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the Alps.[2]

Elachista differens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Elachistidae
Genus:
Elachista
Species:
E. differens
Binomial name
Elachista differens
Parenti, 1978[1]

The length of the forewings is 3.5–4 mm in males and 2.5–4 mm in females. The forewing ground colour is mottled black with a bronzy sheen. The base is shining silvery and the fascia from before the middle of the costa to the middle of the dorsum are silvery with a bluish or greenish reflection. There is a triangular costal spot, which is creamy white at the costa, but towards the middle of the wing silvery just beyond the opposite silvery tornal spot. There is an irregular third spot between the tornal spot and the apex, formed by some silvery scales. The hindwings are grey.[3]

The larvae feed on Carex ferruginea. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4]

References
  1. "Elachista (Elachista) differens Parenti, 1978". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  2. Lepiforum.de
  3. Nota lepidopterologica
  4. "Elachista differens Parenti, 1978". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2011.


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