Elachista kilmunella
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Elachista kilmunella | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. kilmunella |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista kilmunella Stainton, 1849 | |
Elachista kilmunella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
The wingspan is 8–12 millimetres (0.31–0.47 in).[1] Adults are on wing from May to August.[2] The head is grey, whitish sprinkled. Forewings are dark grey, basal area in female whitish; a nearly straight fascia before middle, a tornal spot and costal spot beyond it united into a rather irregular fascia whitish, in female clearer; cilia round apex more whitish. Hindwings are rather dark grey.[3][4][5]
Biology
The larvae feed on greater pond sedge (Carex riparia) and hare's-tail cottongrass (Eriophorum vaginatum) mining the leaves of their host plant.[6] They are yellowish grey. Larvae can be found from April to July.[7]
