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Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elachista rufocinerea is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
Elachista rufocinerea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. rufocinerea |
Binomial name | |
Elachista rufocinerea (Haworth, 1828) | |
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The wingspan is 10–11 millimetres (0.39–0.43 in).[1] The head is whitish. Forewings white, in male densely irrorated with brown, in female more. thinly with ochreous. Hindwings in male dark grey, in female grey.[2]
The moth flies from April to May depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various grasses, primarily, false oat-grass (Arrhenatherum elatius), tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) and creeping soft grass (Holcus mollis). Larvae can be found in early spring.[3]
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