Elachista baltica
Elachista baltica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. baltica |
Binomial name | |
Elachista baltica E. Hering, 1891 | |
Elachista baltica is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in Sweden,[1] Finland, Poland.[2]
The larvae feed on Festuca rubra arenaria. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
Taxonomy
The species was previously synonymised with Elachista freyerella, but was reinstated as a species by Baran & Buszko in 2005.[3]
References
- ↑ Elachista baltica - BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser
- ↑ "Elachista (Elachista) baltica E. Hering 1891". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Elachista baltica Hering, 1891 sp. rev. - a valid species of Elachistidae from the Baltic shore (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Entomol. Fennica. 2005. pp. 9–18.
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