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Elachista alpinella

Synonyms: Elachista monticola

Wikipedia Abstract

Elachista alpinella is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to the Pyrenees and Italy and from Ireland to central Russia and Hungary. It is also found in North America. The wingspan is 9–13 millimetres (0.35–0.51 in).
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Prey / Diet

Carex acuta (Slender Tufted-sedge)[1]
Carex acutiformis (lesser pond sedge)[1]
Carex paniculata (Greater Tussock-sedge)[1]
Carex riparia (Great Pond Sedge)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0