Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Elachistidae Scientific name Elachista triatomea | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Elachista Rank Species | |
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Similar Elachista albifrontella, Elachista gleichenella, Elachista poae, Elachista utonella | ||
Elachista triatomea is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in Ireland, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, Denmark, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania.
The wingspan is 8–9 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in). Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae mine blades of Festuca species, including Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra and Festuca tenuifolia.
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