''Elachista nuraghella'' is a
moth of the family
Elachistidae. It is found on the
Iberian Peninsula,
Sardinia,
Sicily,
Malta and in
France,
Italy, and
Austria. It is also found in
Algeria and
Tunisia. Records from
Bulgaria,
Greece, and
Turkey refer to ''
Elachista grotenfelti
''Elachista grotenfelti'' is a moth species of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey.
The wingspan is . The forewing ground colour varies from snow white to yellowish white. The hindwings vary from yellowish w ...
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Adults are a single colour, white or creamy white, with variably paler or darker grey hindwings.
The larvae feed on ''
Dasypyrum villosum
''Dasypyrum villosum'' is a species of annual grass in the family Poaceae. It is native to eastern and southern Europe and Western Asia from the Balearic Islands to Turkmenistan, including in the Mediterranean and the Caucasus regions.
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[ & , 2012: DNA barcoding and morphology support the division of Elachista nuraghella sensu auctorum (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Elachistinae) into two vicariant species, ''Zootaxa'' 3343: 57–68.]
References
nuraghella
Moths described in 1951
Moths of Europe
Moths of Asia
Moths of Africa
Taxa named by Hans Georg Amsel
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