Elachista hedemanni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. hedemanni
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Binomial name | |
Elachista hedemanni | |
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Elachista hedemanni is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Germany to Spain and Romania. It is also found in Ukraine and Russia.
The wingspan is 8–9 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in).[2][3]
The larvae feed on Carex humilis, Holcus mollis and Stipa pennata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts at the base of the blade of a leaf of the previous year.[4] Larvae can be found from July to April.