Elachista tetragonella

Species of moth

Elachista tetragonella

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

E. tetragonella

Binomial name
Elachista tetragonella

(Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)[1]

Synonyms

* Poeciloptilia tetragonella Herrich-Schaffer 1855

Elachista tetragonella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to Spain and Italy and from France to Bulgaria.

A sprig of Carex montana exhibiting a mined leaf blade

Larva

The wingspan is 6–7 millimetres (0.24–0.28 in). Adults are on wing in January and again in June.[2]

The larvae feed on Carex montana. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a white elongate gallery in the top region of the leaf. The frass is deposited irregularly. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[3] They are dirty yellow with a pair of grey dorsal length lines and a yellowish head. Larvae can be found from April to the end of May.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Elachista (Elachista) tetragonella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
2. ^ "Lundstarrsgräsmal - Elachista tetragonella". www.lepidoptera.se. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
3. ^ "Elachista tetragonella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2011.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q5352996
* BioLib: 46429
* BOLD: 340566
* EUNIS: 300720
* Fauna Europaea: 435540
* Fauna Europaea (new): 65d866a6-8629-4c64-bd00-f4226c3c1dcc
* GBIF: 7527011
* iNaturalist: 1046370
* NCBI: 1869840

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