Elachista adscitella Stainton, 1851 Species
Last modified: Dec. 2, 2024, 5:03 p.m.
It is a very rare species in Belgium, but like many Elachistidae, it is probably underrecorded.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Elachistidae > Subfamily: Elachistinae > Genus: Elachista > Species: Elachista adscitella
- Vernacular names
- Ruwe-smelemineermot (NL), Oblique-barred Dwarf (EN)
- Synonyms
- Elachista revinctella sensu auct., nec Zeller, 1850
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Mine
The larvae mine either upwards or downwards and the mine gradually widens with all frass deposited at the beginning of the gallery.
Hibernates within the mine.
Bionomics
The larvae feed on various food plants. The larvae mine either upwards or downwards and the mine gradually widens with all frass deposited at the beginning of the gallery.
They hibernate within the mine.
Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year from mid-May towards early July and again in August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Deschampsia cespitosa and Sesleria caerulea
The larva feeds on various Cyperaceae and Poaceae like Brachypodium, Carex, Calamagrostis, Sesleria, Deschampsia, etc...
