Elachista kurokoi

Elachista kurokoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. kurokoi
Binomial name
	Elachista kurokoi; Parenti, 1983

Elachista kurokoi is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Parenti in 1983.[1] It is found in Japan[2] (Honsyû, Sikoku, Kyûsyû, Tusima, Ryûkyû).

The length of the forewings is 2.4–3 mm for males and 2.5-3.2 mm for females. The forewings are blackish, with five small silver-whitish spots. There are two or more generations per year.

The larvae feed on Oplismenus undulatifolius, Digitaria timorensis and Microstegium vimineum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a full-depth and elongate blotch. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.[3]

References

Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
Elachista at funet
Sugisima, K., 2005: A revision of the Elachista praelineata group (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) in Japan, with comments on morphology of the pupa in Elachista. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 148: 1-19. Full article: .

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

[2] Elachista at funet

[3] Sugisima, K., 2005: A revision of the Elachista praelineata group (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) in Japan, with comments on morphology of the pupa in Elachista. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 148: 1-19. Full article: .