Elachista gangabella Zeller, 1850 Species
Last modified: Dec. 7, 2023, 5:58 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Elachistidae > Subfamily: Elachistinae > Genus: Elachista > Species: Elachista gangabella
- Vernacular names
- Boskortsteelmineermot (NL), Yellow-barred Dwarf (EN)
- Synonyms
- Elachista taeniatella Stainton, 1857
- 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 137 (as taeniatella). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Genitalia
Bionomics
The larva makes a long and slender, irregular gallery with a central tubular retreat of silk admixed with frass in several species of Poaceae.
It hibernates as a full-fed larva in the mine.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year: from late May till August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Brachypodium sylvaticum
- Host plant (genera):
- Dactylis
The larva lives in several species of Poaceae, like: Brachypodium sylvaticum, Dactylis glomerata, Holcus, Melica nutans or Deschampsia.
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Habitat
Shady forest edges.
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