''Elachista dimicatella'' is a
moth of the family
Elachistidae. It is found in the mountains from
Germany and
Poland to the
Pyrenees,
Italy and
Romania.
The
wingspan is about .
The larvae feed on ''
Alopecurus pratensis'', ''
Anthoxanthum odoratum'', ''
Calamagrostis arundinacea'', ''
Calamagrostis villosa
''Calamagrostis villosa'' is a species of flowering plant from the family Poaceae which is native to Europe.
Description
The species is perennial and caespitose with short rhizomes and long culms. It ligule have an eciliate membrane which is ...
'', ''
Dactylis glomerata'', ''
Deschampsia cespitosa'', ''
Holcus mollis
''Holcus mollis'', known as creeping soft grass or creeping velvet grass, is a species of Poaceae, grass, native to Europe and western Asia.
Description
''Holcus mollis'' is a Rhizome, rhizomatous perennial grass found in woods and hedgerows, ...
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Milium effusum
''Milium effusum'', the American milletgrass or wood millet, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, native to damp forests of the Holarctic Kingdom.
The Latin specific epithet ''effusum'' means "spreading loosely".
Habitat ...
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Phleum alpinum
''Phleum alpinum'' is a species of grass known by the common names alpine cat's-tail, alpine timothy and mountain timothy.
Distribution
''Phleum alpinum'' has a circumboreal distribution, inhabiting northern areas of the Northern Hemisphere, a ...
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Poa alpina'', ''
Poa chaixii
''Poa chaixii'', known as broad-leaved meadow-grass or broadleaf bluegrass, is a species of perennial grass native to Europe and temperate Asia
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered ...
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Sesleria albicans'', ''
Sesleria caerulea'', ''
Sesleria sadlerana tatrae''. They
mine the leaves of their host plant.
Larvae can be found from the end June to early July.
References
dimicatella
Moths described in 1903
Moths of Europe
Taxa named by Hans Rebel
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