Elachista squamosella

Elachista squamosella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Germany and Ukraine to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece. It is also found in Russia.

Elachista squamosella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. squamosella
Binomial name
Elachista squamosella (Duponchel, 1843)[1]
Synonyms
Oecophora squamosella Duponchel, 1843

The wingspan is 8–9 mm.^[2]

The larvae feed on Carex montana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.^[3]

References

1. "Elachista (Aphelosetia) squamosella (Duponchel, 1843)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
2. "Elachista squamosella - Ochrana přírody a krajiny v Hlavním městě". Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-08.
3. "Elachista squamosella (Duponchel, 1843)". bladmineerders.nl. 2011-02-08. Archived from the original on 2012-09-26.