Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Elachistidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Elachista | |
Elachista galactitella is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in the Alps in Spain, France, Switzerland and Italy as well as Russia.
There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Stipa pennata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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