Elachista geminatella (Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]) Species
Last modified: Oct. 15, 2025, 2:23 p.m.
A very rare species in Belgium, seldom recorded.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Elachistidae > Subfamily: Elachistinae > Genus: Elachista > Species: Elachista geminatella
- Vernacular names
- Veldbiesmineermot (NL), Regensburger Hainsimsen-Grasminierfalter (DE)
- Synonyms
- Elachista magnificella sensu Zeller, 1847, nec Duponchel, 1843 and Elachista regificella sensu auct. nec Sircom, 1849
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 151 (as E.[lachista] Geminatella. H. S.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The egg is usually laid on the underside of the apical half of a leaf.
The adults come sparsely to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from late June till early August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Luzula pilosa and Luzula sylvatica
The larva lives on different species of Luzula.
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