Elachista triseriatella
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| Elachista triseriatella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. triseriatella |
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| Elachista triseriatella Stainton, 1854 | |
Elachista triseriatella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Great Britain, Denmark, Latvia to Spain and Italy.[1]
The wingspan is about 7 millimetres (0.28 in).[2][3] Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae feed on Festuca longifolia and Festuca ovina. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4] Larvae can be found from autumn to the end of May.