The wingspan is 7–8 millimetres (0.28–0.31 in). Adults are on wing from May to June and again in August in two generations per year.[2]
The larvae feed on various species of grasses, including Arrhenatherum elatius, Avena, Avenula pratensis, Festuca ovina, Phleum, Poa nemoralis and Poa trivialis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch in the leaf tip. A single larva may mine two to three leaves.[3] Larvae can be found from September to the end of April and again (after overwintering within the mine) from June to July. Young larvae are yellowish white with a light brown head, while the body becomes grey green when they are full-grown.
elachista, bedellella, moth, family, elachistidae, found, europe, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, arthropoda, class, insecta, order, lepidoptera, family, elachistidae, genus, elachista, species, bedellella, binomial, n. Elachista bedellella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe Elachista bedellella Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Lepidoptera Family Elachistidae Genus Elachista Species E bedellella Binomial name Elachista bedellella Sircom 1848 1 Synonyms Microsetia bedellella Sircom 1848Description editThe wingspan is 7 8 millimetres 0 28 0 31 in Adults are on wing from May to June and again in August in two generations per year 2 The larvae feed on various species of grasses including Arrhenatherum elatius Avena Avenula pratensis Festuca ovina Phleum Poa nemoralis and Poa trivialis They mine the leaves of their host plant The mine has the form of a blotch in the leaf tip A single larva may mine two to three leaves 3 Larvae can be found from September to the end of April and again after overwintering within the mine from June to July Young larvae are yellowish white with a light brown head while the body becomes grey green when they are full grown Distribution editIt is found from Scandinavia to the Iberian Peninsula Italy and Bulgaria and from Great Britain to Russia References edit Elachista Aphelosetia bedellella Sircom 1848 Fauna Europaea Retrieved 19 February 2020 38 010 B amp F 0616 Elachista bedellella Sircom 1848 Hants Moths Retrieved 19 February 2020 Elachista bedellella Sircom 1848 Bladmineerders nl Archived from the original on November 3 2013 Retrieved November 1 2013 nbsp Mined leaf blades of Helictotrichon pratense nbsp Larva This article on a moth of the genus Elachista is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elachista bedellella amp oldid 1082286208, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
