Elachista galactitella

Elachista galactitella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the Alps in Spain, France, Switzerland and Italy as well as Russia.

Phylum:Arthropoda

Clade:Pancrustacea

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

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Elachista galactitella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. galactitella
Binomial name
Elachista galactitella (Eversmann, 1844)[1]
Synonyms
Oecophora galactitella Eversmann, 1844 Elachista galacticella Elachista bustilloi Traugott-Olsen, 1988

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There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Stipa pennata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.^[2]