Biology:Elachista contaminatella
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Short description: Species of moth
| Elachista contaminatella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. contaminatella
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| Binomial name | |
| Elachista contaminatella Zeller, 1847[1]
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Elachista contaminatella is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found from France , Austria and Slovakia to the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia and Sicily. It is also found in Bulgaria and Russia .
The wingspan is about 8 millimetres (0.31 in).
The larvae feed on Carex distans. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]
References
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5352664 entry
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