Elachista archaeonoma

Elachista archaeonoma is a species of moth in the family Elachistidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1889.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[3][4]

Elachista archaeonoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Elachistidae
Genus:
Elachista
Species:
E. archaeonoma
Binomial name
Elachista archaeonoma
Meyrick, 1889

The wingspan is 6–8 mm. The forewings are dark grey, irrorated with whitish. The hindwings are grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in December and January.[5]

The larvae of this species are grass leaf miners.[6]

References
  1. Kaila, Lauri (April 1999). "Phylogeny and classification of the Elachistidae s.s. (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Systematic Entomology. 24 (2): 139–169. doi:10.1046/j.1365-3113.1999.00069.x. ISSN 0307-6970.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Elachista archaeonoma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018. Note: This source has 1888 as the year of description.
  3. Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 458. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
  4. "Elachista". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
  5. Meyrick, Edward (May 1889). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 21: 154–188 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  6. "Elachista archaeonoma (Meyrick, 1889) Herbivore Report". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 28 July 2019.


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