Elachista ornithopodella

Elachista ornithopodella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Finland to northern Italy and from Germany to Romania.

Elachista ornithopodella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. ornithopodella
Binomial name
Elachista ornithopodella
Frey, 1859[1]

The larvae feed on Carex montana, Carex ornithopoda and Carex sempervirens. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2011-09-12.


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