Elachista tengstromi

Elachista tengstromi is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe and Japan. The moth was formerly considered to be a form of Elachista regificella.^[1]

Elachista tengstromi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. tengstromi
Binomial name
Elachista tengstromi Kaila, Bengtsson, Sulcs & Junnilainen, 2001

Description

The wingspan is 7–9.3 millimetres (0.28–0.37 in).

The larvae feed on hairy wood-rush (Luzula pilosa).^[2]

Distribution

It is found from Fennoscandia to Switzerland and Austria, and from Great Britain to Poland.^[3] It is also found in Japan.^[4]

References

1. Ellis, W N. "Elachista tengstromi Kaila, Bengtsson, Šulcs & Junnilaninen, 2001 small wood-rush dwarf". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
2. "Elachista tengstromi Kaila, Bengtsson, Sulcs & Junnilainen, 2001". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
3. "Elachista (Elachista) tengstromi Kaila, Bengtsson, Sulcs & Junnilainen, 2001". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
4. Sugisima, K. (1 Jan 2005). "Japanese Elachista studied by Parenti (1983) (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae): the subgenus Aphelosetia and the gleichenella-, tetragonella-, and bifasciella-groups". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 148 (2): 225–246. doi:10.1163/22119434-900000171. ISSN 2211-9434 – via BRILL.

External links

• Lepidoptera of Sweden