Elachista subalbidella

Elachista subalbidella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe and North America.

Elachista subalbidella
Elachista subalbidella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Elachistidae
Genus:
Elachista
Species:
E. subalbidella
Binomial name
Elachista subalbidella
Schläger, 1847
Synonyms
  • Elachista hiberna Braun, 1948

Description

The wingspan is 10–13 millimetres (0.39–0.51 in).The head is ochreous-yellowish. Forewings are ochreous yellow, towards costa sometimes fuscous-tinged. Hindwings are dark grey.[1]

Biology

Adults are on wing in June.[2]

The larvae mainly feed on purple moor-grass (Molinia caerulea), but have also been recorded on oatgrass (Arrhenatherum species), tor-grass (Brachypodium pinnatum), false-brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum), bunch grass (Calamagrostis arundinacea), American beak grass (Diarrhena americana), sedges (Carex species), melic grass (Melica species) and meadow-grass (Poa species). They create a long narrow mine in the blade.

Distribution

It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to Italy and Greece and from Ireland to Romania.[3] It is also found in North America (British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Yukon, Ohio, Pennsylvania and South Dakota).[4]

References
  1. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  2. "Elachista subalbidella". UK Moths. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  3. "Elachista (Aphelosetia) subalbidella Schläger, 1847". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  4. "Elachista subalbidella – Schlager, 1847". Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 29 February 2020.


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