Elachista rufocinerea (Haworth, 1828) Species
Last modified: Nov. 26, 2024, 3:49 p.m.
A rare species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Elachistidae > Subfamily: Elachistinae > Genus: Elachista > Species: Elachista rufocinerea
- Vernacular names
- Rossige 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 151 (as E.[lachista] Rufocinerella [sic]. Haw.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 10-11 mm. An Elachistid with a variable extent of reddish-ochreous suffusion on a plain ochreous-white ground color. A further feature is that the thorax shows a central reddish-ochreous stripe. Males have greyish-brown antennae, while females have ringed ochreous and brown antennae.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larvae feed on a range of grasses. The larva makes a whitish blotch mine near the tip of the blades of the food plant.
Pupation on a leaf under a slight cocoon.
They are active from the evening and come to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly from in April and May.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Holcus mollis, Arrhenatherum elatius and Festuca arundinacea
The larva lives on Holcus mollis, Arrhenatherum elatius or Festuca arundinacea.
Habitat
This is a species of grasslands.
