Elachista pigerella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia and Italy. It is also found in Russia and on Cyprus.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. pigerella
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Binomial name | |
Elachista pigerella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)[1]
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Adults are brownish and unicolorous.
The larvae feed on Carex flacca. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2] Larvae can be found from April to June.
References
edit- ^ "Elachista (Elachista) pigerella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2011-09-12.