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Elachista quadripunctella

Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Elachista quadripunctella
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Elachista quadripunctella is a moth of the family, Elachistidae. It is found from Scandinavia and Latvia to the Pyrenees and Italy and from France to Romania.

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Mined leaf of Luzula pilosa
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The wingspan is 10–12 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Carex flacca, Luzula luzuloides, Luzula pilosa and Luzula sylvatica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. A single larva makes several mines. Pupation takes place within the mine.[3] They are colourless. Larvae can be found from the end of September to the following spring.

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