Elachista hedemanni explained

Elachista hedemanni is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Germany to Spain and Romania. It is also found in Ukraine and Russia.

The wingspan is 8-.^{[1] [2]}

The larvae feed on Carex humilis, Holcus mollis and Stipa pennata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts at the base of the blade of a leaf of the previous year.^[3] Larvae can be found from July to April.

Notes and References

1. http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Elachista_Hedemanni Lepiforum.de
2. 2012: On species related to Elachista hedemanni Rebel (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Elachistinae), with descriptions of three new Palearctic species, Zootaxa 3316: 28-39.
3. Web site: Elachista hedemanni Rebel, 1899. Bladmineerders.nl. September 13, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120927000438/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/elachista/hedemanni/hedemanni.htm. September 27, 2012. dead.