Elachista irenae

Short description: Species of moth

Elachista irenae

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Elachistidae
Genus:  | Elachista
Species:  |

E. irenae

Binomial name
Elachista irenae

Buszko, 1989

Elachista irenae is a moth of the family Elachistidae which can be found in Poland and Slovakia.[1]

Adults are on wing from the second half of June to the end of July in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Festuca versicolor. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They mine downwards, and usually start mining near the leaf tip. Pupation takes place on the ground or on a leaf of the food plant. Larvae can be found from May to the second half of June. The species overwinters as a young larva.[2]

## References

1. ↑ "Elachista (Elachista) irenae Buszko, 1989". Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=435491.
2. ↑ Baran, T.; Buszko, J. (2010). "Preimaginal stages and life history of Elachista irenae Buszko, 1989 (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) – a local montane moth from Central Europe". Italian Journal of Zoology 77 (3): 323–330. doi:10.1080/11250000903061467.

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