Elachista galactitella

Elachista galactitella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. galactitella
Binomial name
	Elachista galactitella; (Eversmann, 1844)
Synonyms
	Oecophora galactitella Eversmann, 1844; Elachista galacticella; Elachista bustilloi Traugott-Olsen, 1988;

Elachista galactitella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the Alps in Spain, France, Switzerland and Italy as well as Russia.

There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Stipa pennata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.^[2]

References

^ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) galactitella (Eversmann, 1844)". 2.6.1. Fauna Europaea. May 24, 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
^ "Elachista galacticella (Eversmann, 1844)". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2011.

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