Elachista pigerella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. pigerella
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| Elachista pigerella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)[1]
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Elachista pigerella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia and Italy. It is also found in Russia and on Cyprus.
Adults are brownish and unicolorous.
The larvae feed on Carex flacca. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2] Larvae can be found from April to June.
References[edit]
- ^ "Elachista (Elachista) pigerella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2011-09-12.