Seq # 270210070

Elachista argentella (Clerck, 1759) Species

Last modified: Nov. 21, 2022, 10:44 a.m.


A rather common species throughout Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Elachistidae > Subfamily: Elachistinae > Genus: Elachista > Species: Elachista argentella
Vernacular names
Witte grasmineermot (NL)
Synonyms
Elachista cygnipennella (Hübner, 1796)
First mention in Belgium
Fologne E. 1859b. Supplément au catalogue des lépidoptères de Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 3: 133–142. On page 138 (as cygnipennella). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature


Genitalia


Mine

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Bionomics

The larva makes a conspicuous, whitish blotch mine in several species of Poaceae.
The adults are active from the evening onwards and come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly from early May till the end of July.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Bromus sterilis and Phalaris arundinacea
Host plant (genera):
Dactylis

The larva lives on several species of Poaceae.

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