Elachista atricomella

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Elachista atricomella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. atricomella
Binomial name
Elachista atricomella
Stainton, 1849
Synonyms
List
    • Elachista holdenella Stainton, 1854
    • Microsetia exiguella Fabricius sensu Stephens, 1834
    • Elachista alienella Stainton, 1851
    • Elachista extensella Stainton, 1851
    • Elachista zetterstedtii Wallgreen, 1852
    • Elachista helvetica Frey, 1856
    • Elachista longipennis Frey, 1885

Elachista atricomella is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Europe.

Description[edit]

The wingspan is about 12 millimetres (0.47 in). The head is blackish, whitish sprinkled, face in female whitish. Male forewings have an interrupted, rather oblique fascia before the middle, a tornal spot, and a bigger triangular mark beyond it on the white costa. Hindwings are dark grey.The larva is pale yellowish ; head pale brown ; 2 with two yellow brown marks.[1]

The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.[2]

The larvae mines the leaves of cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata). Larvae regularly vacate the mine and begin elsewhere. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[3] Larvae can be found from late autumn to May. They are greenish yellow with a light brown head.

Distribution[edit]

The moth is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula, Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean Islands.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Meyrick, Edward (1895). "Elachistidae". A Handbook of British Lepidoptera. London: Macmillan. pp. 638–692. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ Ian Kimber. "Elachista atricomella". UK Moths. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Elachista atricomella Stainton, 1849". Bladmineerders.nl. 2011-11-19. Archived from the original on 2012-09-27.
  4. ^ "Elachista (Elachista) atricomella Stainton, 1849". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
Mined leaf of Dactylis glomerata
Larva
Pupa

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