Elachista trapeziella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
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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. trapeziella
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The wingspan is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in). The head is grey, face white.Forewings are blackish ; a spot on fold towards base, one on middle of costa and another beneath it on fold, in female larger and sometimes confluent, a fourth on tornus, and a fifth at apex shining white. Hindwings are dark fuscous. The larva is greenish-grey, faintly reddish tinged.[2]
Adults are on wing from June to August.[3]
The larvae feed on white wood-rush (Luzula luzuloides), hairy wood-rush (Luzula pilosa) and greater wood-rush (Luzula sylvatica). They mine the leaves of their host plant. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[4] They are pink with three cream-coloured length lines and a black head. Larvae can be found from autumn to April or June of the following year.[5]
Distribution
editIt is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees and Italy and from Ireland to Slovakia.
References
edit- ^ "Elachista (Elachista) trapeziella Stainton, 1849". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- ^ "Trapetsgräsmal Elachista trapeziella". Swedish Moths. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Elachista trapeziella Stainton, 1849". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Elachista trapeziella Stainton, 1849 scarce dwarf". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
External links
edit- Video of a mining Elachista trapeziella larva Archived 2016-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Elachista trapeziella at UKmoths