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Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elachista festucicolella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Sweden to the Alps and from Switzerland to Ukraine and Bulgaria.
Elachista festucicolella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. festucicolella |
Binomial name | |
Elachista festucicolella | |
The wingspan is 7–9 millimetres (0.28–0.35 in).[2] Adults are on wing from late May to early July.
The larvae feed on Festuca ovina and Festuca rupicola. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
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