Elachista galacticella (Eversmann, 1844)

Lepidoptera, Elachistidae

hostplants

Poaceae, monophagous

Stipa pennata.

phenology

Univoltine.

distribution within Europe

Spain, French, Swiss and Italian Alps, East Russia (Fauna Europaea, 2010).

larva

Pigmentation not described. Parenti (2004b) depicts the characteristic sclerites of the pronotum and prosternum. Tgw anal plate is not differentiated, but bears a remarkable number of heavy, long setae.

synonyms

Elachista bustilloi Traugott-Olsen, 1988; Elachista madridensis Traugott-Olsen, 1992: Traugott-Olsen, 1992.

references

Kala (2015a), Kaila, Nupponen, Junnilainen, Nupponen, Kaitila & Olschwang (2003a), Nel (2006a), Parenti (2004b).

14/01/2017