Misplaced Pages

Elachista albicapitella

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Species of moth

Elachista albicapitella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. albicapitella
Binomial name
Elachista albicapitella
Engel, 1907

Elachista albicapitella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Nova Scotia.

The wingspan is 8–9 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in February and from May to July.

The larvae feed on Poa sylvestris. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Mining larvae can be found in early spring.

References

  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. Memoirs of the American Entomological Society
Taxon identifiers
Elachista albicapitella


This article on a moth of the genus Elachista is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories:
Elachista albicapitella Add topic