Biology:Elachista kilmunella
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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. kilmunella
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| Elachista kilmunella Stainton, 1849
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Elachista kilmunella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
Description
The wingspan is 8–12 millimetres (0.31–0.47 in).[1] Adults are on wing from May to August.[2] The head is grey, whitish sprinkled. Forewings are dark grey, basal area in female whitish ; a nearly straight fascia before middle, a tornal spot and costal spot beyond it united into a rather irregular fascia whitish, in female clearer ; cilia round apex more whitish. Hindwings are rather dark grey.[3]
Biology
The larvae feed on greater pond sedge (Carex riparia) and hare's-tail cottongrass (Eriophorum vaginatum) mining the leaves of their host plant.[4] They are yellowish grey. Larvae can be found from April to July.[5]
Distribution
It is found from northern Europe to the Alps and Hungary and from Ireland to Russia .[6]
References
- ↑ "Microlepidoptera.nl". http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=27&p=1.
- ↑ Kimber, Ian. "38.026 BF598 Elachista kilmunella Stainton, 1849". https://ukmoths.org.uk/species/elachista-kilmunella/.
- ↑ 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 kilmunella Stainton, 1849". Bladmineerders.nl. http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/elachista/kilmunella/kilmunella.htm.
- ↑ Ellis, W N. "Elachista kilmunella Stainton, 1849 moorland dwarf". https://bladmineerders.nl/parasites/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/elachistidae/elachistinae/elachista/elachista-kilmunella/.
- ↑ "Elachista (Elachista) kilmunella Stainton, 1849". https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/4bac229d-0666-448f-a198-f5e9d4661d1a.
Wikidata ☰ Q5352804 entry
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