Biology:Elachista cahorsensis

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Short description: Species of moth

Elachista cahorsensis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. cahorsensis
Binomial name
Elachista cahorsensis
Traugott-Olsen, 1992[1]
Synonyms

Elachista cahorsensis is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Great Britain, Ireland and Germany to the Pyrenees.

The wingspan is about 8 millimetres (0.31 in).

The larvae feed on red fescue (Festuca rubra) mining the leaves. The mine starts as a small gallery close to the base of the leaf. It ascends to just under the tip of the leaf, and finally widens to the full width of the blade. The frass is deposited in the basal part of the mine.[3] Larvae can be found in July and again from September to November. They are pale grey with a semi-transparent, reddish brown head.

References

  1. "Elachista (Aphelosetia) cahorsensis Traugott-Olsen, 1992". https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/6fcd05b5-c82f-47b4-8ae3-6c3125ee3b38. 
  2. Kaila, Lauri (30 June 2015). "The Elachista dispunctella (Duponchel) complex (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae) revisited, with exceptional level of synonymy". Zootaxa (Magnolia Press) 3980 (3): 301–358. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3980.3.1. ISSN 1175-5334. 
  3. "Elachista cahorsensis Traugott-Olsen, 1992". Bladmineerders.nl. http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/elachista/cahorsensis/cahorsensis.htm. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5352629 entry