Elachista triseriatella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. triseriatella
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Binomial name | |
Elachista triseriatella Stainton, 1854
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Elachista triseriatella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Great Britain, Denmark and Latvia to Spain and Italy.[1]
The wingspan is about 7 millimetres (0.28 in).[2][3] Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae feed on Festuca longifolia and Festuca ovina. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4] Larvae can be found from autumn to the end of May.