Elachista albicapitella

Elachista albicapitella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Nova Scotia.[1]

Elachista albicapitella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. albicapitella
Binomial name
Elachista albicapitella
Engel, 1907

The wingspan is 8–9 mm.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing in February and from May to July.

The larvae feed on Poa sylvestris. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Mining larvae can be found in early spring.

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