Elachista serricornis Stainton, 1854 Species
Last modified: Dec. 2, 2024, 5:26 p.m.
Discovered in LG in 2021.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Elachistidae > Subfamily: Elachistinae > Genus: Elachista > Species: Elachista serricornis
- Vernacular names
- Gezaagde zeggemineermot (NL)
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 7–9 mm. Male: antenna strongly serrate. On the ground colour of the forewing, mottled with a mixture of brown and white scales, minute and irregular areas of an ochre colour stand out; towards the apex, there is a yellowish-white triangular strip. Female: similar to the male, but the antennae are less serrate.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
No pictures yet!Caterpillar
Mine
The larva hibernates in a long, narrow, redbrown mine, but changes to a new leaf in spring. The new mine starts from the base of the blade.
Cocoon/pupa
Bionomics
The grey-greenish larva with a whitish dorsal line overwinters inside the mine and in spring it feeds a little before cocooning protected by a white thick silk cover.
Flight periods
Probably univoltine, adults are on the wing from mid-May towards July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Carex elata, Carex ericetorum, Carex sylvatica and Carex acuta
- Host plant (genera):
- Carex and Eriophorum
The larva feeds on Carex sp.
Habitat
Moist areas.
