Elachista triatomea

Short description: Species of moth

Elachista triatomea

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

E. triatomea

Binomial name
Elachista triatomea

(Haworth, 1828)

Synonyms

* Porrectaria triatomea Haworth, 1828
* Elachista dispilella Zeller, 1839 sensu Stainton, 1849
* Elachista triatomella Morris, 1870

Elachista triatomea is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.

## Description

The wingspan is 8–9 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in). Head white. Forewings white, with some scattered fuscous scales, especially posteriorly; plical and second discal stigmata black, distinct. Hindwings in male grey, in female grey-whitish.

Adults are on wing from June to July.[1]

The larvae mine the blades of various grasses of Festuca species, including sheep's fescue (Festuca ovina), red fescue (Festuca rubra) and fine-leaf sheep fescue (Festuca tenuifolia).

## Distribution

It is found in Ireland, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, Denmark , Germany , Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania.[2]

## References

1. ↑ Kimber, Ian. "38.005 BF611 Elachista triatomea (Haworth, 1828)". https://ukmoths.org.uk/species/elachista-triatomea/.
2. ↑ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) triatomea (Haworth, 1828)". https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/5934d4f2-ebf2-42a8-acdd-33b091e2445d.

Wikidata ☰ Q5353010 entry

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