Elachista colouratella

Elachista colouratella is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sinev and Sruoga in 1995.[1] It is found in Japan and the Russian Far East.

Elachista colouratella
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E. colouratella
Binomial name
Elachista colouratella
Sinev & Sruoga, 1995
Synonyms
  • Elachista coloratella

The larvae feed on Carex insaniae. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a full-depth linear blotch.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Japanese Moths


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