''Elachista leifi'' is a
moth of the family
Elachistidae. It is found in northern
Finland.
The larvae possibly feed on ''
Carex'' and/or ''
Eriophorum vaginatum
''Eriophorum'' (cottongrass, cotton-grass or cottonsedge) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, the sedge family. They are found throughout the arctic, subarctic, and temperate portions of the Northern Hemisphere in acid bog ha ...
''. They
mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
leifi
Moths described in 1992
Endemic fauna of Finland
Moths of Europe
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