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Elachista bedellella

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Elachista bedellella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. bedellella
Binomial name
Elachista bedellella
(Sircom, 1848)[1]
Synonyms
  • Microsetia bedellella Sircom, 1848

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

Description

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The wingspan is 7–8 millimetres (0.28–0.31 in). Adults are on wing from May to June and again in August in two generations per year.[2]

The larvae feed on various species of grasses, including Arrhenatherum elatius, Avena, Avenula pratensis, Festuca ovina, Phleum, Poa nemoralis and Poa trivialis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3] Larvae can be found from September to the end of April and again (after overwintering within the mine) from June to July.

Distribution

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It is found from Scandinavia to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Bulgaria and from Great Britain to Russia.

References

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  1. ^ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) bedellella (Sircom, 1848)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  2. ^ "38.010 [B&F: 0616] Elachista bedellella (Sircom, 1848)". Hants Moths. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Elachista bedellella (Sircom, 1848)". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
Mined leaf blades of Helictotrichon pratense
Larva