Biology:Elachista juliensis

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Short description: Species of moth

Elachista juliensis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. juliensis
Binomial name
Elachista juliensis
Frey, 1870[1]
Synonyms
  • Elachista freyi Staudinger, 1870
  • Biselachista ingeborgae Traugott-Olsen, 1994
  • Elachista klimeschi Traugott-Olsen, 1994

Elachista juliensis is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found from Germany to Italy and from Switzerland to Slovakia and Hungary.

The larvae feed on Carex humilis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a narrow corridor following the midrib that ascends towards the leaf tip. It then turns and descends. Strips of uneaten parenchyma remain along the leaf margin. Most frass is deposited in the oldest part of the mine. Pupation takes place outside of the mine, mostly at the base of the mined leaf.[2] They are wax-coloured. Larvae can be found from May to early June.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5352798 entry