Elachista miscanthi

Elachista miscanthi is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the Japanese island of Honshu and Kyushu [1] and in Taiwan.[2]

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

The length of the forewings is 2.9-3.1 mm for males and 3-3.5 mm for females. The forewings are black-brownish with silvery markings.

The larvae feed on Miscanthus sinensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is full-depth and straight-linear. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[3]

References
  1. Japanese Moths
  2. TaiBNET - Catalogue of Life of Taiwan
  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: .


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