Elachista triatomea
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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. triatomea
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| Binomial name | |
| Elachista triatomea (Haworth, 1828)
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Elachista triatomea is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
Description
[edit]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
[edit]It is found in Ireland, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, Denmark, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ 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)". UKmoths. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) triatomea (Haworth, 1828)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
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