Species of moth
Elachista albidella
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Elachistidae
Genus:
Elachista
Species:
E. albidella
Binomial name
Elachista albidella Nylander, 1848
Synonyms
Biselachista albidella (Nylander, 1848)
Aphelosetia rhynchosporella Stainton, 1848
Elachista rhynchosporella (Stainton, 1848)
Elachista tanyopis Meyrick, 1932
Poeciloptilia uliginosella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Elachista albidella is a moth of the family Elachistidae, described by William Nylander in 1848. Its wingspan ranges from 9–10 millimetres (0.35–0.39 in).The head is white. Forewings are white, costa and sometimes dorsum suffused with fuscous; plical stigma large, elongate, black ; an angulated fuscous fascia beyond middle, angle acutely produced towards apex ; small fuscous costal and dorsal spots near apex. Hindwings are rather dark grey.The larva is greenish-grey, more yellowish anteriorly; head dark brown.[1]
Elachista albidella is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Hungary and from Ireland to Ukraine. It is also found in North America.
The larvae feed on Calamagrostis arundinacea , Carex acuta , Carex acutiformis , Carex riparia , Deschampsia cespitosa , Deschampsia flexuosa , Eleocharis palustris , Eriophorum angustifolium , Melica nutans , Poa palustris and Scirpus caespitosus .
^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
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Elachista albidella is a moth of the family Elachistidae, described by William Nylander in 1848. Its wingspan ranges from 9–10 millimetres (0.35–0.39 in)...
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Dissection is necessary to separate the moth from the similar Elachista albidella and Elachista eleochariella. There is one generation per year in Great Britain...
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tetragonella group Elachista abiskoella Bengtsson, 1977 Elachista agilis Braun, 1921 Elachista albidella Elachista biatomella (Stainton, 1848) Elachista bipunctella...
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(Haworth, 1828) Elachista unifasciella (Haworth, 1828) Elachista abiskoella Bengtsson, 1977 Elachista albidella Nylander, 1848 Elachista albifrontella (Hübner...
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(Haworth, 1828) Elachista triseriatella Stainton, 1854 Elachista unifasciella (Haworth, 1828) Elachista albidella Nylander, 1848 Elachista albifrontella...
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(Stephens, 1834) Elachista triseriatella Stainton, 1854 Elachista unifasciella (Haworth, 1828) Elachista albidella Nylander, 1848 Elachista albifrontella...
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kalki Parenti, 1978 Elachista albidella Nylander, 1848 Elachista albifrontella (Hübner, 1817) Elachista alpinella Stainton, 1854 Elachista anserinella Zeller...
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Last Update: 2023-08-24T11:51:47Z
Zeller, 1839 Elachista subalbidella Schlager, 1847 Elachista subocellea (Stephens, 1834) Elachista unifasciella (Haworth, 1828) Elachista albidella Nylander...
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virgulae Elachista absaroka Elachista adianta Elachista aerinella Elachista amrodella Elachista anagna Elachista angularis Elachista aphyodes Elachista aredhella...
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pollinariella Zeller, 1839 Elachista pullicomella Zeller, 1839 Elachista subalbidella Schlager, 1847 Elachista albidella Nylander, 1848 Elachista albifrontella (Hübner...
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Last Update: 2023-08-24T11:57:46Z
Duponchel, 1843 Elachista pullicomella Zeller, 1839 Elachista squamosella (Duponchel, 1843) Elachista albidella Nylander, 1848 Elachista atricomella Stainton...
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pullicomella Zeller, 1839 Elachista subalbidella Schlager, 1847 Elachista triatomea (Haworth, 1828) Elachista albidella Nylander, 1848 Elachista albifrontella (Hübner...
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(Haworth, 1828) Elachista unifasciella (Haworth, 1828) Elachista albidella Nylander, 1848 Elachista albifrontella (Hübner, 1817) Elachista alpinella Stainton...
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(Stephens, 1834) Elachista triatomea (Haworth, 1828) Elachista albidella Nylander, 1848 Elachista albifrontella (Hübner, 1817) Elachista alpinella Stainton...
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1847 Elachista subocellea (Stephens, 1834) Elachista svenssoni Traugott-Olsen, 1988 Elachista triseriatella Stainton, 1854 Elachista albidella Nylander...
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Last Update: 2023-08-24T12:11:36Z
szocsi Parenti, 1978 Elachista unifasciella (Haworth, 1828) Elachista kalki Parenti, 1978 Elachista albidella Nylander, 1848 Elachista albifrontella (Hübner...
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(Stephens, 1834) Elachista triatomea (Haworth, 1828) Elachista abiskoella Bengtsson, 1977 Elachista albidella Nylander, 1848 Elachista albifrontella (Hübner...
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Last Update: 2022-04-19T07:48:22Z
Zeller, 1839 Elachista pullicomella Zeller, 1839 Elachista subalbidella Schlager, 1847 Elachista subocellea (Stephens, 1834) Elachista albidella Nylander...
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Elachista deceptricula Staudinger, 1880 Elachista gangabella Zeller, 1850 Elachista graeca Parenti, 2002 Elachista grotenfelti Kaila, 2012 Elachista modesta...
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Last Update: 2023-08-24T11:50:42Z
1839 Elachista dispunctella (Duponchel, 1843) Elachista gangabella Zeller, 1850 Elachista hedemanni Rebel, 1899 Elachista heringi Rebel, 1899 Elachista nitidulella...
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kalki Parenti, 1978 Elachista albidella Nylander, 1848 Elachista albifrontella (Hübner, 1817) Elachista alpinella Stainton, 1854 Elachista anserinella Zeller...
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Last Update: 2022-04-19T07:46:44Z
1834) Elachista sulcsiella Savenkov, 2013 Elachista triseriatella Stainton, 1854 Elachista unifasciella (Haworth, 1828) Elachista albidella Nylander...
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Last Update: 2023-08-24T11:56:43Z
Schlager, 1847 Elachista subocellea (Stephens, 1834) Elachista unifasciella (Haworth, 1828) Elachista albidella Nylander, 1848 Elachista albifrontella...
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