Elachista eleochariella
Species of moth
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Elachista eleochariella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe and North America.
| Elachista eleochariella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. eleochariella |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista eleochariella Stainton, 1851 | |
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Description
The wingspan is 7–8 millimetres (0.28–0.31 in).The head is grey. Forewings are grey; plical stigma black, preceded and followed by whitish marks; a small tornal spot, and an oblique wedge-shaped mark on costa opposite whitish. Hindwings are dark grey.[1][2][3]
The larvae feed on glaucous sedge (Carex flacca), carnation sedge (Carex panicea), black sedge (Carex nigra), common spike-rush (Eleocharis palustris) and common cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium).[4] There is some confusion as to the form of the mine with a different description on the UKmoths website.[5]
Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[6]
