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Elachista freyerella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. freyerella
Binomial name
Elachista freyerella (Hübner, )
Synonyms
List Antispila freyerella Hübner, Cosmiotes freyerella (Hübner, ) Tinea nigrella Hübner, nec Fabricius, 1775 Elachista tristictella Nylander, 1847 Elachista bistictella Tengström, 1847 Elachista aridella Heinemann, 1854 Elachista gregsoni Stainton, 1855 Elachista incertella Frey, 1859 Poeciloptilia grisescens Wocke, 1862 Elachista gregsonella Morris, 1870 Elachista sublimis Frey, 1866 Cosmiotes nigrella auct., nec Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 Cosmiotes scopulicola Braun, 1948 Elachista arundinella Zeller, 1850

Elachista freyerella is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula. It is also found in North America.

Description

The wingspan is 7–8 millimetres (0.28–0.31 in).The head is dark grey, whitish-sprinkled, face paler or whitish. Forewings are blackish, somewhat paler-sprinkled ; an oblique fascia before middle, in male indistinct and sometimes interrupted, a tornal spot, and an opposite costal spot (appearing together to form a perpendicular interrupted fascia) whitish, in female whiter and more distinct. Hindwings are grey. The larva is pale yellowish-grey ; head black or pale brown ; 2 with two black spots

The larvae feed on bent (Agrostis species), bromes (Bromus species), cocksfoot grasses (Dactylis species), tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea), red fescue (Festuca rubra), soft grass (Holcus), crested hair-grass (Koeleria macrantha), annual meadow grass (Poa annua), Poa badensis, wood bluegrass (Poa nemoralis), common meadow-grass (Poa pratensis), rough meadow-grass (Poa trivialis), Trisetum ciliare and Triticum. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.

References

1. "Elachista freyerella– (Hübner, 1825)". Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
2. 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
3. "Elachista freyerella (Hübner, 1825)". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2010.

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