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Elachista serricornis
Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elachista serricornis is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
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Description
The wingspan is 7–8 millimetres (0.28–0.31 in).[1] The head is grey, face whitish. Forewings in male grey, in female blackish-grey; plical stigma black, elongate, followed by a white dot; an oblique white triangular costal spot at 2/3; a small indistinct whitish tornal spot somewhat beyond it. Hindwings grey.grey.[2][3][4]
Biology
The larvae feed on Carex elata, rare spring sedge (Carex ericetorum), Carex ferruginea, wood segge (Carex sylvatica), bladder sedge (Carex vesicaria), common cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium), Eriophorum latifolium, hare's-tail cottongrass (Eriophorum vaginatum) and Scirpus sylvaticus.[5][6]
Distribution
It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to northern Italy and from Ireland to Poland and Hungary.[7]
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