Elachista geminatella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. geminatella
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Binomial name | |
Elachista geminatella (
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
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Elachista geminatella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
The wingspan is 7.8–9.6 millimetres (0.31–0.38 in). Adults are on wing in July. [2]
The larvae feed on field wood-rush ( Luzula campestris) and common woodrush ( Luzula multiflora), mining the leaves of their host plant. [3]
It is found from Sweden to Spain and from Great Britain to the Baltic region and Austria. [4]