Elachista catalana is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Morocco, Spain, France, Italy, San Marino and Croatia.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. catalana |
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| Elachista catalana | |
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The larvae feed on Dactylis glomerata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]
Taxonomy
editElachista modesta was previously treated as a synonym of Elachista catalana, but was recently reinstated as a valid species.[3]
References
edit- ↑ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) catalana Parenti, 1978". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Elachista catalana Parenti, 1978". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
- ↑ Lauri Kaila (September 16, 2011). "A review of species related to Elachista catalana Parenti (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae: Elachistinae), with descriptions of two new species". Entomologica Fennica. 22 (2): 85–96. doi:10.33338/ef.4437.