Elachista occidentalis

Elachista occidentalis is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Greece and from Ireland to Poland.

Elachista occidentalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. occidentalis
Binomial name
Elachista occidentalis
Frey, 1882
Synonyms
  • Biselachista buvati Traugott-Olsen, 1994
  • Biselachista ruthae Traugott-Olsen, 1994

There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Carex digitata and Carex ericetorum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[1] They are greyish green.

References

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  1. ^ "Elachista occidentalis Frey, 1882". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2011.