Elachista canapennella
Elachista canapennella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
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Description
The wingspan is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in).[1] The head is grey, face whitish. Forewings in male pale grey irrorated with black, in female blackish except on basal area; a somewhat oblique fascia before middle, a tornal spot, and triangular costal spot somewhat beyond it in male very indistinct, whitish, almost obsolete, in female broader, white, conspicuous. Hindwings are grey. The larva is pale yellowish-grey ; head pale brown.[2]
Adults are on wing from April to June and from July to September. There are two generations per year.
The larvae feed on creeping bent (Agrostis stolonifera), false oat-grass (Arrhenatherum elatius), Avenula pubescens, tufted hairgrass (Deschampsia cespitosa), fescue (Festuca species), creeping soft grass (Holcus mollis) and meadow-grass (Poa). They mine the leaves of their host. The pupation takes place outside the mine.[3]
Distribution
It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Romania and from Ireland to central Russia.[3]
References
- "Elachista canapennella". UK Moths. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
- Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description - Ellis, W N. "Elachista canapennella (Hübner, 1813) little dwarf". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 26 March 2020.