Elachista dispilella

Elachista dispilella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees and Italy and from France to Romania.

Elachista dispilella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Elachistidae
Genus:
Elachista
Species:
E. dispilella
Binomial name
Elachista dispilella
Zeller, 1839[1]
Synonyms
  • Elachista distigmatella Frey, 1859

The wingspan is 7–9 millimetres (0.28–0.35 in).[2] Adults are on wing from May to August in one or two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Festuca heterophylla, Festuca lemanii and Festuca ovina. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a long, narrow corridor that descends from the tip of the leaf to the base.[3] Larvae can found from May to June in the north and in April and again in June in the south. They are greyish green with a brown head.

References
  1. "Elachista (Aphelosetia) dispilella Zeller, 1839". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  2. "Elachista dispilella (Zeller, 1839)". Micro Lepidoptera.nl. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  3. "Elachista dispilella Zeller, 1839". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2011.


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