Elachista tengstromi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. tengstromi
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Binomial name | |
Elachista tengstromi Kaila, Bengtsson, Sulcs & Junnilainen, 2001
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Elachista tengstromi is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe and Japan. The moth was formerly considered to be a form of Elachista regificella.[1]
The wingspan is 7–9.3 millimetres (0.28–0.37 in).
The larvae feed on hairy wood-rush (Luzula pilosa).[2]
It is found from Fennoscandia to Switzerland and Austria, and from Great Britain to Poland.[3] It is also found in Japan.[4]