Biology:Elachista pomerana
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Short description: Species of moth
Elachista pomerana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. pomerana
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Binomial name | |
Elachista pomerana Frey, 1870
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Elachista pomerana is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
Description
The wingspan is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in).
The larvae feed on common wild oat (Avena fatua), wood small-reed (Calamagrostis epigejos), floating sweet-grass (Glyceria fluitans), reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) and common meadow-grass (Poa pratensis). The larvae create a mine which begins near the leaf tip and descends towards the base, occupying the entire width of the blade.[1] The pupation takes place outside of the mine.[2]
Distribution
It is found from Fennoscandia to the Alps and from Great Britain to Romania.[3]
References
- ↑ Ellis, W N. "Elachista pomerana Frey, 1870 fen dwarf". https://bladmineerders.nl/parasites/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/elachistidae/elachistinae/elachista/elachista-pomerana/.
- ↑ "Elachista pomerana Frey, 1870". Bladmineerders.nl. http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/elachista/pomerana/pomerana.htm.
- ↑ "Elachista (Elachista) pomerana Frey, 1870". https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/f59b4263-44fe-4919-98cf-c966affd6ab1.
Wikidata ☰ Q2144871 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elachista pomerana.
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