Elachista triatomea

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;

Short description: Species of moth

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, 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

↑ Emmet, A. M. (Hrsg.) (1985): The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 3 (Yponomeutidae to Elachistidae). Harley Books, Colchester, Essex.
↑ 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
↑ Kimber, Ian. "38.005 BF611 Elachista triatomea (Haworth, 1828)". https://ukmoths.org.uk/species/elachista-triatomea/.
↑ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) triatomea (Haworth, 1828)". https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/5934d4f2-ebf2-42a8-acdd-33b091e2445d.