Seq # 270210370

Elachista pullicomella Zeller, 1839 Species

Last modified: Nov. 18, 2022, 6:08 p.m.


A very rare species in Belgium, hitherto only known from the southern part of the country and at the coast region.


Details

Classification
Family: Elachistidae > Subfamily: Elachistinae > Genus: Elachista > Species: Elachista pullicomella
Vernacular names
Donkere grasmineermot (NL)
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 150.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Genitalia


Mine

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Flight periods

They are on the wing in April and May and again from August till well in September


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Dactylis glomerata, Deschampsia flexuosa, Deschampsia cespitosa and Poa pratensis
Host plant (genera):
Arrhenatherum and Festuca
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