- Elachista squamosella
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Elachista squamosella Scientific classification Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Elachistidae Genus: Elachista Species: E. squamosella Binomial name Elachista squamosella
(Duponchel, 1843)[1]Synonyms - Oecophora squamosella Duponchel, 1843
Elachista squamosella is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found from Germany and the Ukraine to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece. It is also found in Russia.
The larvae feed on Carex montana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
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