Elachista dimicatella explained

Elachista dimicatella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the mountains from Germany and Poland to the Pyrenees, Italy and Romania.

The wingspan is about .[1]

The larvae feed on Alopecurus pratensis, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Calamagrostis arundinacea, Calamagrostis villosa, Dactylis glomerata, Deschampsia cespitosa, Holcus mollis, Milium effusum, Phleum alpinum, Poa alpina, Poa chaixii, Sesleria albicans, Sesleria caerulea, Sesleria sadlerana tatrae. They mine the leaves of their host plant. [2] Larvae can be found from the end June to early July.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Elachista_Dimicatella Lepiforum.de
  2. Web site: Elachista dimicatella Rebel, 1903. Bladmineerders.nl. September 22, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120927000812/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/elachista/dimicatella/dimicatella.htm. September 27, 2012. dead.