Elachista differens Parenti, 1978 Species
Last modified: Sept. 7, 2023, 1:49 p.m.
A very rare xerotherm species, recorded for the first time in Belgium in 2018 in NA. Second observation in 2020 in LG, confirmed with examination of the genitalia and by DNA.
Hitherto a very rare species in the southern part of Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Elachistidae > Subfamily: Elachistinae > Genus: Elachista > Species: Elachista differens
- Vernacular names
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- First mention in Belgium
- Steeman C. 2019a. Coleophora wockeella (betoniekokermot) en Elachista differens (zeggemineermot) (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae, Elachistidae) nieuw voor de Belgische fauna. — Phegea 47(2): 26–29. On page 27. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Carex flacca
- Host plant (genera):
- Carex
The larva feeds on Cyperaceae. It is still insufficiently known which food plant this species uses in Belgium but probably Carex flacca.
Others food plants known are Carex ferruginea and probably Carex digitata.
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