Elachista vonschantzi is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found along the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia.
Elachista vonschantzi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. vonschantzi |
Binomial name | |
Elachista vonschantzi Svensson, 1976[1] |
The wingspan is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in). Adults are on wing from June to July.[2]
The larvae feed on Calamagrostis stricta. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]