Biology:Elachista freyerella
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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. freyerella
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| Elachista freyerella (Hübner, [1825])
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Elachista freyerella is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula. It is also found in North America.[1]
Description
The wingspan is 7–8 millimetres (0.28–0.31 in).The head is dark grey, whitish-sprinkled, face paler or whitish. Forewings are blackish, somewhat paler-sprinkled ; an oblique fascia before middle, in male indistinct and sometimes interrupted, a tornal spot, and an opposite costal spot (appearing together to form a perpendicular interrupted fascia) whitish, in female whiter and more distinct. Hindwings are grey. The larva is pale yellowish-grey ; head black or pale brown ; 2 with two black spots[2]
The larvae feed on bent (Agrostis species), bromes (Bromus species), cocksfoot grasses (Dactylis species), tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea), red fescue (Festuca rubra), soft grass (Holcus), crested hair-grass (Koeleria macrantha), annual meadow grass (Poa annua), Poa badensis, wood bluegrass (Poa nemoralis), common meadow-grass (Poa pratensis), rough meadow-grass (Poa trivialis), Trisetum ciliare and Triticum. The larvae create a mine consisting of a long, flat, whitish, relatively broad corridor descending from the leaf tip. A single larva may make several mines during its lifetime. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[3]
References
- ↑ "Elachista freyerella– (Hübner, 1825)". Moth Photographers Group. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=1132.8.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "Elachista freyerella (Hübner, 1825)". Bladmineerders.nl. http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/elachista/freyerella/freyerella.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q2621022 entry
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