Elachista tengstromi
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| Elachista tengstromi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. tengstromi |
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| Elachista tengstromi | |
Elachista tengstromi is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe and Japan. The moth was formerly considered to be a form of Elachista regificella.[1]
The wingspan is 7–9.3 millimetres (0.28–0.37 in).
The larvae feed on hairy wood-rush (Luzula pilosa).[2]