Elachista canapennella (Hübner, 1813)
little dwarf
mine
Flat, whitish. Pupation outside the mine.
hostplants
Poaceae, oligophagous
Agrostis stolonifera; Arrhenatherum elatius; Avenula pubescens; Deschampsia cespitosa; Festuca; Holcus mollis; Poa.
phenology
Larvae in March – May, and July (Bland, 1996a; Traugott-Olsen & Nielsen, 1977a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (Phegea, 2009).
NE recorded (Kuchlein & de Vos, 1999a; Microlepidoptera.nl, 2009).
LUX recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
distribution within Europe
From Fennoscandia and norhern Russia to Portugal, Italy, and Romania, and from Ireland to central Russia (Corley ao, 2006a; Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva
Yellow-grey, head light brown (Bland, 1996a).
pupa
Described by Bland (1996a).
synonyms
Elachista pulchella Haworth, 1828.
references
Baran (2005a), Baran, Mazurkiewicz & Pałka (2007a), Bidzilya, Budashkin & Zhakov (2016a), Bland (1996a), Corley, Maravalhas & Passos de Carvalho (2006a), Diškus & Stonis (2012a), Hering (1957a), Kuchlein & Donner (1993a), Kuchlein & de Vos (1999a), Leutsch (2011a), Parenti & Varalda (1994a), Pinzari, Pinzari & Zilli (2013a), De Prins (1998a, 2010a)l De Prins & Steeman (2013a), Robbins (1991a), Sruoga & Ivinskis (2005a, 2011a), Traugott-Olsen & Nielsen (1977a).
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