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Elachista cahorsensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. cahorsensis
Binomial name
Elachista cahorsensis Traugott-Olsen, 1992
Synonyms
E. dispunctella (Duponchel, 1843) E. cahorsensis (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) E. imbi (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) E. karsholti (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) E. mannella (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) E. multipunctella (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) E. pocopunctella (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) E. povolnyi (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) E. punctella (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) E. hallini (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) E. intrigella (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) E. nielspederi (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) E. skulei (Traugott-Olsen, 1992)

Elachista cahorsensis is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Great Britain, Ireland and Germany to the Pyrenees.

The wingspan is about 8 millimetres (0.31 in).

The larvae feed on red fescue (Festuca rubra) mining the leaves. Larvae can be found in July and again from September to November. They are pale grey with a semi-transparent, reddish brown head.

References

1. "Elachista (Aphelosetia) cahorsensis Traugott-Olsen, 1992". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
2. Kaila, Lauri (30 June 2015). "The Elachista dispunctella (Duponchel) complex (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae) revisited, with exceptional level of synonymy". Zootaxa. 3980 (3). Magnolia Press: 301–358. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3980.3.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
3. "Elachista cahorsensis Traugott-Olsen, 1992". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2011.

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