Elachista contaminatella explained

Elachista contaminatella is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found from France, Austria and Slovakia to the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia and Sicily. It is also found in Bulgaria and Russia.

The wingspan is about .

The larvae feed on Carex distans. They mine the leaves of their host plant.^[1]

External links

• Lepiforum.de

Notes and References

1. Web site: Elachista contaminatella Zeller, 1847. Bladmineerders.nl. September 23, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120927000919/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/elachista/contaminatella/contaminatella.htm. September 27, 2012. dead.