Elachista baltica is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Sweden,[1] Finland, Poland.[2]
| Elachista baltica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. baltica |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista baltica E. Hering, 1891 | |
The larvae feed on Festuca rubra arenaria. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
Taxonomy
The species was previously synonymised with Elachista freyerella, but was reinstated as a species by Baran & Buszko in 2005.[3]