| Elachista catalana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. catalana |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista catalana | |
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Elachista catalana is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Morocco, Spain, France, Italy, San Marino and Croatia.
The larvae feed on Dactylis glomerata . They mine the leaves of their host plant. [2]
Elachista modesta was previously treated as a synonym of Elachista catalana, but was recently reinstated as a valid species. [3]