Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Elachistidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Elachista | |
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.
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