Elachista stabilella explained
Elachista stabilella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Asia and Europe.
Description
The wingspan is 7–. Adults are on wing from April to May and again from June to July.[1]
The larvae feed on bent (Agrostis species), common wild oat (Avena fatua), tor-gras (Brachypodium pinnatum), false-brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum), reedgrass (Calamagrostis species), tufted hairgrass (Deschampsia cespitosa), tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea), wood millet (Milium effusum) and Poa badensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2] Larvae can be found from February to the end of May and again from June to July.[3]
Distribution
It is found from Scandinavia to Switzerland and from Great Britain to Romania. It is also present on the Iberian Peninsula and Russia (Transbaikalia and western Siberia).[4]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Microlepidoptera.nl . 2011-09-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110501015110/http://microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=250345&p=1 . 2011-05-01 . dead .
- Web site: Elachista stabilella Stainton, 1858. Bladmineerders.nl. September 8, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120926092351/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/elachista/stabilella/stabilella.htm. September 26, 2012. dead.
- Web site: Ellis . W N . Elachista stabilella Stainton, 1858 southern dwarf . Plant Parasites of Europe . 11 April 2020.
- Web site: A contribution to the knowledge of the Lepidoptera fauna of the Ukok plateau in south-eastern Altai, Russia. Landesmuseum. Entomofauna. Ansfelden, Austria.
