Elachista squamosella

Elachista squamosella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Germany and Ukraine to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece. It is also found in Russia.

Elachista squamosella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. squamosella
Binomial name
Elachista squamosella
(Duponchel, 1843)[1]
Synonyms
  • Oecophora squamosella Duponchel, 1843

The wingspan is 8–9 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Carex montana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "Elachista squamosella - Ochrana přírody a krajiny v Hlavním městě". Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-08.
  3. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2011-09-08.


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