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Elachista triatomea

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Species of moth

Elachista triatomea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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

Description

The wingspan is 8–9 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in). Head white.

Adults are on wing from June to July.

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.

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.
Taxon identifiers
Elachista triatomea


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