Elachista anserinella

Elachista anserinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. anserinella
Binomial name
	Elachista anserinella; Zeller, 1839

Elachista anserinella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Scandinavia and the Baltic region to the Pyrenees, Italy and Greece and from France to Russia.^[1]

The wingspan is 10–11 millimetres (0.39–0.43 in). Adults are on wing from May to June.^[2]

The larvae feed on Brachypodium pinnatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.^[3] Larvae can be found in late spring.

References

^ ^a ^b "Elachista (Elachista) anserinella Zeller, 1839". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
^ Swedish Moths
^ "Elachista anserinella Zeller, 1839". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2011.

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