''Elachista humilis'' is a
moth of the family
Elachistidae found in most of Europe.
Description
The
wingspan is . Adults are on wing from May to July. There are two generations per year.The head is grey, face whitish. Forewings light grey irrorated with dark fuscous ; a very indistinct oblique whitish fascia before middle, usually partly or wholly obsolete ; a small tornal spot and larger triangular spot on costa somewhat beyond it ochreous-white.Hindwings are grey..
Biology
Larvae have been recorded on bent (''
Agrostis
''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass.
Species
* '' Agrostis aequivalvi'' ...
'' species), sweet vernal grass (''
Anthoxanthum odoratum''), sedge (''
Carex'' species), tufted hairgrass (''
Deschampsia cespitosa''), fescue (''
Festuca'' species), Yorkshire fog (''
Holcus lanatus''), reed canary grass (''
Phalaris arundinacea'') and smooth meadow-grass (''
Poa pratensis''), but tufted hairgrass is the main hostplant. The other host plants are not all equally trustworthy because of possible confusion with ''
Elachista canapennella''.
Distribution
It is found in most of Europe, except the
Iberian Peninsula and the
Balkan Peninsula
The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...
.
References
External links
UKmoths
humilis
Leaf miners
Moths described in 1850
Moths of Europe
Taxa named by Philipp Christoph Zeller
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