Elachista triatomea (Haworth, 1828)

meadow dwarf

mine

Full depth gallery; de first mine is descending, but later mines generally are ascending (Robbins, 1991a).

hostplants

Poaceae, monophagous

Festuca filiformis, ovina, rubra.

BENELUX

Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2011).

distribution within Europe

From Fennoscandia to the Alps, and from Ireland to Romania (Fauna Europaea, 2011).

larva

Body greyish yellow, head with a dark outline; pronotum with a pair of elongate, dark parallel sclerites (Hering, 1957a).

notes

Species of damp habitats (marshes, coastal situations) (Hering, 1957a).

references

Baran (2005a), Buhr (1935b), Hering (1957a), Parenti & Varalda (1994a), Robbins (1991a), Schütze (1931a), Sønderup (1949a), Szőcs (1977a), Wegner (2010a).

15/05/2017