The wingspan is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in).The head is ochreous- whitish. Antennae whitish-ringed. Forewings light grey, irrorated with blackish ;a nearly straight central whitish fascia, sometimes ochreous tinged,in male slenderer and sometimes interrupted ; tips of apical cilia whitish. Hindwings are grey. The larva is grey-greenish ; head pale brown; 2 with two brown spots.[1]
Biologyedit
Adults are on wing from April to July and again in August in two generations per year.[2]
^Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
^"Elachista obliquella". UK Moths. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
^. Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
December 02, 2023
elachista, obliquella, moth, family, elachistidae, found, europe, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropodaclass, insectaorder, lepidopterafamily, elachistidaegenus, elachistaspecies, obliquellabinomial, namestainton, 1854s. Elachista obliquella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe Elachista obliquellaScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily ElachistidaeGenus ElachistaSpecies E obliquellaBinomial nameElachista obliquellaStainton 1854SynonymsBiselachista obliquella Traugott Olsen amp Nielsen 1977 Cosmiotes obliquella Clemens 1860 Contents 1 Description 2 Biology 3 Distribution 4 ReferencesDescription editThe wingspan is 8 10 millimetres 0 31 0 39 in The head is ochreous whitish Antennae whitish ringed Forewings light grey irrorated with blackish a nearly straight central whitish fascia sometimes ochreous tinged in male slenderer and sometimes interrupted tips of apical cilia whitish Hindwings are grey The larva is grey greenish head pale brown 2 with two brown spots 1 Biology editAdults are on wing from April to July and again in August in two generations per year 2 The larvae feed on tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum Bromopsis erecta Bromopsis ramosa reed grass Calamagrostis species acute sedge Carex acuta Carex hudsonii Carex ornithopoda Carex spicata Carex sylvatica cock s foot Dactylis glomerata tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa fescue Festuca species wood barley Hordelymus europaeus crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha melic Melica species milletgrass Milium species and broad leaved meadow grass Poa chaixii They mine the leaves of their host plant The mine starts as a narrow brown ascending corridor and most of the frass is deposited in the basal part Later the larva leaves this mine and makes a new mine in another leaf This mine is an elongated somewhat inflated blotch which occupies nearly the entire width of the leaf 3 They are dull grey green with a light brown head Larvae can be found from autumn to mid May and again in July Distribution editIt is found from Scandinavia to the Iberian Peninsula Italy and Romania and from Ireland to Ukraine It is also found in Russia References edit Meyrick E 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan London pdf nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Keys and description Elachista obliquella UK Moths Retrieved 21 February 2020 Elachista obliquella Stainton 1854 Bladmineerders nl Archived from the original on September 27 2012 Retrieved September 12 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elachista obliquella amp oldid 1123688696, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
