Domain Eukarya Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Rank Species | Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Elachistidae | |
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Similar Elachista biatomella, Elachista argentella, Elachista, Elachistidae | ||
Elachista squamosella is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found from Germany and Ukraine to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece. It is also found in Russia.
The wingspan is 8–9 mm.
The larvae feed on Carex montana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
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