Elachista triatomea

Short description: Species of moth

Elachista triatomea

Scientific classification
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.

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 2 Distribution
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Description

The wingspan is 8–9 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in).Head, labial palps and thorax white. Front wings white with three black dots, sometimes with a yellowish tinge. Hindwings light grey.[1][2]

Adults are on wing from June to July.[3]

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.[4]

## References

1. ↑ Emmet, A. M. (Hrsg.) (1985): The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 3 (Yponomeutidae to Elachistidae). Harley Books, Colchester, Essex.
2. ↑ Fal’kovich;M. .I., 1990 Elachistidae; in G.S. Medvedev (ed.): Keys to the insects of the europaean part of the USSR, Vol.IV: Lepidoptera, part 2 (english translation), Oxonian Press Pvt.Ltd., New Dehli, 1987
3. ↑ Kimber, Ian. "38.005 BF611 Elachista triatomea (Haworth, 1828)". https://ukmoths.org.uk/species/elachista-triatomea/.
4. ↑ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) triatomea (Haworth, 1828)". https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/5934d4f2-ebf2-42a8-acdd-33b091e2445d.

## External links

* Lepiforum de

Wikidata ☰ Q5353010 entry

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