Elachista deriventa Kaila & Mutanen, 2008
Lepidoptera, Elachistidae
mine
Pale yellowish, inconspicuous, ascending corridor in the distal half of the leaf, rather narrow (less than half the width of the leaf) and short (8-10 cm), along the leaf margin. Frass compacted along the sides.
hostplants
Poaceae, monophagous
Calamagrostis arundinacea.
phenology
Larvae in September-October, full-fed already in autumn.
distribution within Europe
Southern Finland.
larva
Pale yellowish, pronotum weakly sclerotised.
pupa
Illustrated by Kaila ao (200a).
references
Kaila, Mutanen, Saarela, Siloaho, Sippola & Tabell (2008a), Svensson (2009a).
23.x.2009