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Elachista occidentalis

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Species of moth

Elachista occidentalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. occidentalis
Binomial name
Elachista occidentalis
Frey, 1882
Synonyms
  • Biselachista buvati Traugott-Olsen, 1994
  • Biselachista ruthae Traugott-Olsen, 1994

Elachista occidentalis is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Greece and from Ireland to Poland.

There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Carex digitata and Carex ericetorum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They are greyish green.

References

  1. "Elachista occidentalis Frey, 1882". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
Taxon identifiers
Elachista occidentalis


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