Elachista tetragonella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
mine
White, not much inflated, elongate mine in the top region of the leaf; the mine almost always runs upwards. Frass irregularly scattered. Pupation external.
host plants
Cyperaceae, narrowly monophagous
Carex montana.
phenology
Larvae in April – end May (Traugott-Olsen & Nielsen (1977a).
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
distribution within Europe
From Fennoscandia to Spain and Italy, and from France to Bulgaria (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
larva
Described by Schütze (1931a) and Steuer (1978a). Dirty yellow, with a pair of grey dorsal lenght lines; head and pronotum yellowish.
pupa
Described by Patočka (1999a), Patočka & Turčáni (2006a).
references
Arbeitsgemeinschaft Microlepidoptera Bayern (2011a), Bidzilya, Budashkin & Zhakov (2016a), Buschmann, Fazekas & Pastorális (2011a), Hering (1957a), Huemer (1986b), Kaila, Nupponen, Junnilainen ao (2003a), Liška ao (2000a), Parenti & Varalda (1994a), Patočka (1999a), Patočka & Turčáni (2006a), Schütze (1931a), Steuer (1978a), Szőcs (1977a), Traugott-Olsen & Nielsen (1977a), Wörz (1957a).