Biology:Elachista kilmunella

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Short description: Species of moth

Elachista kilmunella
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. kilmunella
Binomial name
Elachista kilmunella
Stainton, 1849

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

Wikidata ☰ Q5352804 entry