Elachista fasciola
Elachista fasciola | |
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Elachista fasciola | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukarya |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. fasciola |
Binomial name | |
Elachista fasciola Parenti, 1983[1] | |
Elachista fasciola is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found from Europe (Latvia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Italy) east through Russia to Japan.[2]
The length of the forewings is about 4 millimetres (0.16 in).
The larvae feed on Achnatherum pekinense, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Calamagrostis arundinacea and Elymus repens. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
References
- ↑ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) fasciola Parenti, 1983". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
- ↑ Kazuhiro Sugisima. "Japanese Elachista studied by Parenti (1983) (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae): The Subgenus Aphelosetia and the Gleichenella-, Tetragonella-, and Bifasciella-Groups" (PDF). Hokkaido University. Sapporo, Japan: Systematic Entomology.
- ↑ "Elachista fasciola Parenti, 1983". Bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
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