Elachista baltica is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Sweden,[1] Finland, Poland.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. baltica
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| Elachista baltica E. Hering, 1891
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The larvae feed on Festuca rubra arenaria. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
Taxonomy edit
The species was previously synonymised with Elachista freyerella, but was reinstated as a species by Baran & Buszko in 2005.[3]
References edit
- ^ Elachista baltica - BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser
- ^ "Elachista (Elachista) baltica E. Hering 1891". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
- ^ "Elachista baltica Hering, 1891 sp. rev. - a valid species of Elachistidae from the Baltic shore (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Entomol. Fennica. 2005. pp. 9–18.