Elachista fasciola is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Europe (Latvia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Italy) east through Russia to Japan.[2]

Elachista fasciola
Elachista fasciola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. fasciola
Binomial name
Elachista fasciola

The length of the forewings is about 4 millimetres (0.16 in).

The larvae feed on Achnatherum pekinense, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Calamagrostis arundinacea and Elymus repens. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) fasciola Parenti, 1983". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  2. ^ Kazuhiro Sugisima. "Japanese Elachista studied by Parenti (1983) (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae): The Subgenus Aphelosetia and the Gleichenella-, Tetragonella-, and Bifasciella-Groups" (PDF). Hokkaido University. Sapporo, Japan: Systematic Entomology.
  3. ^ "Elachista fasciola Parenti, 1983". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2011.