Biology:Elachista nuraghella
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Short description: Species of moth
| Elachista nuraghella | |
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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. nuraghella
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| Binomial name | |
| Elachista nuraghella Amsel, 1951[1]
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Elachista nuraghella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia, Sicily, Malta and in France , Italy, and Austria. It is also found in Algeria and Tunisia. Records from Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey refer to Elachista grotenfelti.
Adults are a single colour, white or creamy white, with variably paler or darker grey hindwings.
The larvae feed on Dasypyrum villosum.[2]
References
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Kaila, L. & Mutanen, M., 2012: DNA barcoding and morphology support the division of Elachista nuraghella sensu auctorum (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Elachistinae) into two vicariant species, Zootaxa 3343: 57–68.
Wikidata ☰ Q5352877 entry
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