Elachista triatomea

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

Elachista triatomea
Elachista triatomea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Elachistidae
Genus:
Elachista
Species:
E. triatomea
Binomial name
Elachista triatomea
(Haworth, 1828)
Synonyms
  • Porrectaria triatomea Haworth, 1828
  • Elachista dispilella Zeller, 1839 sensu Stainton, 1849
  • Elachista triatomella Morris, 1870

Description

The wingspan is 8–9 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in). Head white. Forewings white, with some scattered fuscous scales, especially posteriorly; plical and second discal stigmata black, distinct. Hindwings in male grey, in female grey-whitish.

Adults are on wing from June to July.[1]

The larvae mine the blades of various grasses of Festuca species, including sheep's fescue (Festuca ovina), red fescue (Festuca rubra) and fine-leaf sheep fescue (Festuca tenuifolia).

Distribution

It is found in Ireland, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, Denmark, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania.[2]

References
  1. Kimber, Ian. "38.005 BF611 Elachista triatomea (Haworth, 1828)". UKmoths. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  2. "Elachista (Aphelosetia) triatomea (Haworth, 1828)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 14 February 2020.


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