Longalatedes elymi

Longalatedes elymi
Longalatedes elymi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Longalatedes
Species: L. elymi
Binomial name
Longalatedes elymi
(Treitschke, 1825)
Synonyms
  • Leucania elymi Treitschke, 1825
  • Chortodes elymi (Treitschke, 1825)
  • Arenostola elymi (Treitschke, 1825)
  • Photedes elymi (Treitschke, 1825)
  • Tapinostola procera Staudinger, 1889
  • Tapinostola procera var. saturatior Staudinger, 1889
  • Tapinostola elymi r. askoldensis Turner, 1929
  • Arenostola punctivena Draudt, 1950

The Lyme Grass (Longalatedes elymi) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found along the coasts of southern Sweden, southern Finland, Denmark, Estonia, northern Poland, northern Germany and eastern Great Britain.

The wingspan is about 36 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Elymus arenarius. They feed inside the stem of their host plant, usually below the surface of the sand.

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