Elachista zonulae explained

Elachista zonulae is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in the Alps, the Tatra Mountains in Poland, the Tian Shan Mountains in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and the Altai Mountains in Siberia.[1]

There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Carex sempervirens and Carex firma. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2] Full-grown larvae are 4.5- long.[3]

Notes and References

  1. The Elachista juliensis complex revisited (Elachistidae) . Lauri Kaila & Piero Giuseppe Varalda . Zoological Museum, Finnish Museum of Natural History. . 27 . 217–237 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120320021215/http://www.soceurlep.eu/tl_files/pdf_nota_l/nota_27_217_237.pdf . 2012-03-20 .
  2. Web site: Elachista zonulae (Sruoga, 1992). Bladmineerders.nl. September 7, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120926092254/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/elachista/zonulae/zonulae.htm. September 26, 2012. dead.
  3. The immature stages of Elachista zonulae (Sruoga, 1992) (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae). Baran, T. 2009. Entomol. Fennica. 20. 239–244.

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