''Elachista cucullata'' is a
moth of the family
Elachistidae. It is found in
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
, where it has been recorded from
California,
Florida,
Indiana,
Maine,
Massachusetts,
Mississippi,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
Ohio,
Ontario,
Pennsylvania,
Quebec and
West Virginia.
The
wingspan is 8–9 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to July.
The larvae feed on various ''
Carex'' species, including ''
Carex jamesii
''Carex jamesii'', known as James's sedge or grass sedge, is a species of sedge native to North America from Minnesota east to New York and south to Oklahoma and South Carolina. It occurs in mesic hardwood forests and produces fruits from early ...
''. They
mine the stem leaves of their host plant.
Memoirs of the American Entomological Society
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References
cucullata
Moths described in 1921
Moths of North America
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