Seq # 270210020

Elachista albidella Nylander, 1848 Species

Last modified: Dec. 2, 2024, 5:03 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

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature

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Genitalia


Mine

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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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