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Elachista utonella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Elachistidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Elachista

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Elachista albidella, Elachista albifrontella, Elachista gleichenella, Elachista freyerella, Elachista serricornis

Elachista utonella is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees and Italy and from Ireland to Romania. Extending east to the Russian Far East and Japan.

The wingspan is 8–9 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in). There is one generation per year in Great Britain, but there are possibly two generations in continental Europe.

The larvae feed on Carex acutiformis, Carex brizoides, Carex distans, Carex disticha, Carex echinata, Carex elata, Carex flacca, Carex hirta, Carex muricata, Carex paniculata, Carex remota, Carex riparia, Carex spicata, Carex vesicaria, Festuca, Juncus gerardii and Scirus sylvaticus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine The mine starts halfway the blade as an upwards running corridor. Later, it reverses its course and becomes an elongate blotch occupying half the width of the leaf. The frass is light green at first but becomes grey later. It is deposited in the lowest part of the mine. Pupation takes place outside of the mine. They are yellowish green to greyish with a black head.

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Elachista utonella Wikipedia