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Elachista catalana
Elachista catalana is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Morocco, Spain, France, Italy, San Marino and Croatia.
| Elachista catalana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. catalana |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista catalana Parenti, 1978[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Adults are large (for Elachista species), unicolorous white or creamy white with variably paler or darker grey hindwings.
The larvae feed on Dactylis glomerata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]
Taxonomy edit
Elachista modesta was previously treated as a synonym of Elachista catalana, but was recently reinstated as a valid species.[3]
References edit
- ^ . 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
- ^ . Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
- ^ Lauri Kaila (September 16, 2011). "A review of species related to Elachista catalana Parenti (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae: Elachistinae), with descriptions of two new species". Entomologica Fennica. 22 (2): 85–96. doi:10.33338/ef.4437.