Elachista cahorsensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. cahorsensis
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Binomial name | |
Elachista cahorsensis Traugott-Olsen, 1992[1]
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Elachista cahorsensis is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Great Britain, Ireland and Germany to the Pyrenees.
The wingspan is about 8 millimetres (0.31 in).
The larvae feed on red fescue (Festuca rubra) mining the leaves.[3] Larvae can be found in July and again from September to November. They are pale grey with a semi-transparent, reddish brown head.