Elachista gangabella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in all of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula.
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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. gangabella
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| Elachista gangabella | |
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The wingspan is 9–10 millimetres (0.35–0.39 in). The head is blackish-grey.Forewings are blackish ; a straight somewhat inwardly oblique central whitish-yellowish fascia, in male narrowed towards costa ; tips of apical cilia whitish. Hindwings are dark grey.The larva is grey-green, yellowish-tinged ; head yellow-brown ; 2 with two pale brown spots.[2]
Adults are on wing from March to June.[3]
The larvae feed on tor-grass (Brachypodium pinnatum), false-brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum), cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata) and mountain melick (Melica nutans). They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4] Larvae can be found from September to November.
References
edit- ^ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) gangabella Zeller, 1850". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 28 February 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
- ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ^ "Elachista gangabella Zeller, 1850". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on July 27, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
