Elachista serricornis
Encyclopedia
Elachista serricornis is a moth
of the Elachistidae
family. It is found from Fennoscandia
and northern Russia
to northern Italy
and from Ireland
to Poland
and Hungary
.
The wingspan
is 7-8 mm.
The larvae feed on Carex elata, Carex ericetorum
, Carex ferruginea, Carex sylvatica, Carex vesicaria
, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum latifolium, Eriophorum vaginatum
and Scirpus sylvaticus. Young larvae make a long, brown corridor, and hibernate in this. In spring, the larva makes a new mine in another leaf, starting near the base of the blade. The mine widens upwards and forms an blotch at the end. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Elachistidae
Elachistidae
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family. It is found from Fennoscandia
Fennoscandia
Fennoscandia and Fenno-Scandinavia are geographic and geological terms used to describe the Scandinavian Peninsula, the Kola Peninsula, Karelia and Finland...
and northern Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
to northern Italy
Italy
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and from Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
to Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
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is 7-8 mm.
The larvae feed on Carex elata, Carex ericetorum
Carex ericetorum
Carex ericetorum is a perennial species of plants in the family Cyperaceae native to Eurasia and growing on sandy soils in pine forests....
, Carex ferruginea, Carex sylvatica, Carex vesicaria
Carex vesicaria
Carex vesicaria is an essentially Holarctic species of sedge known by the common name Blister Sedge. The dried fibers, sometimes used as thermal insulation in polar regions, are known as sennegrass, saennegrass or similar, from the plant's Bokmål name Sennegras.-Distribution:This sedge is native to...
, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum latifolium, Eriophorum vaginatum
Eriophorum vaginatum
Eriophorum vaginatum L. is a species of perennial herbaceous plants in the family Cyperaceae, native to bogs and other acidic wetlands throughout the Holarctic Kingdom. It is a 30-60 cm high tussock-forming plant with erect solitary spikelets.-External links:* in Flora of North America*...
and Scirpus sylvaticus. Young larvae make a long, brown corridor, and hibernate in this. In spring, the larva makes a new mine in another leaf, starting near the base of the blade. The mine widens upwards and forms an blotch at the end. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.