Elachista exactella

Elachista exactella
	Female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. exactella
Binomial name
	Elachista exactella; (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
Synonyms
	Poeciloptilia exactella Herrich-Schaffer 1855 ; Cosmiotes exactella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) ; Elachista parvulella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) ; Poeciloptilia parvulella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 ; Elachista spectrella Frey, 1885 ;

Elachista exactella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from the Iberian Peninsula, east to Romania, north through France and the Benelux to Fennoscandia, east through central Europe to the Baltic region and northern Russia.^[1]

The wingspan is 6–7 millimetres (0.24–0.28 in).

The larvae feed on Deschampsia flexuosa.

References[edit]

^ "Elachista (Elachista) exactella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.

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