Elachista albidella Nylander, 1848 Species
Last modified: Nov. 28, 2025, 2:28 p.m.
A very rare species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Elachistidae > Subfamily: Elachistinae > Genus: Elachista > Species: Elachista albidella
- Vernacular names
- Witte zeggemineermot (NL), Weißer Sumpfwiesen-Grasminierfalter (DE)
- Synonyms
- Elachista rhynchosporella (Stainton, 1848)
- 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 Elachista rhyncosporella [sic]. Staint.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Eriophorum angustifolium and Carex acuta
- Host plant (genera):
- Carex
The larva lives on Cyperaceae & Poaceae.
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