Elachista quadripunctella
Seq # 270210390
Elachista scirpi

Elachista rufocinerea (Haworth, 1828) Species

Last modified: Sept. 7, 2023, 1:55 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.
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan 10-11 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Mine


See also bladmineerders.be

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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.

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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.

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Habitat

This is a species of grasslands.

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Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1780 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1778 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1954 Antwerpen
  • 1903 Limburg
  • 196 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 25 Brabant Wallon
  • 1661 Hainaut
  • 2202 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2212 Luxembourg