Elachista martinii Hofmann, 1898

Lepidoptera, Elachistidae

mine

The mine, that takes the full width of the narrow leaf, generally descends from the leaf tip down, but sometimes ascends from half way the leaf. Around April the larva starts a new, similar, mine in another leaf. Almost all frass is pushed into the oldest part of the mine. Pupation external, at the base of the mined leaf.

hostplants

Cyperaceae, narrowly monophagous

Carex humilis.

phenology

Larvae from September till June (Hering, 1957a).

BENELUX

Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2010).

distribution within Europe

From Germany and Latvia to Italy and Greece (Fauna Europaea, 2010).

larva

Deep yellow, 4-5 mm long; head almost colourless; sclerites of pronotum, prosternum and anal plate present, but very weakly chitinised (Steuer, 1978a).

pupa

Described by Patočka (1999a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a).

references

Baldizzone (2004a), Hering (1957a), Kaila, Nupponen, Junnilainen, Nupponen, Kaitila & Olschwang (2003a), Klimesch (1958c), Liška ao (2000a), Parenti & Varalda (1994a), Patočka (1999a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Petry (1923a), Schütze (1931a), Sruoga & Ivinskis (2005a), Steuer (1978a), Szőcs (1977a, 1981a).

16/01/2017