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Elachista nielswolffi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Elachistidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Elachista

Elachista nielswolffi

Elachista nielswolffi is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in Fennoscandia and northern Russia.

The wingspan is 7–9 millimetres (0.28–0.35 in).

The larvae feed on Deschampsia flexuosa and possibly on Nardus stricta. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They are pale dull dirty white.

References

Elachista nielswolffi Wikipedia