Elachista ribentella

Elachista ribentella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukarya
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. ribentella
Binomial name
	Elachista ribentella; Kaila & Varalda, 2004

Elachista ribentella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Japan and the Russian Far East.

The length of the forewings is 2.7–3.5 millimetres (0.11–0.14 in) for males and 3.5–3.7 millimetres (0.14–0.15 in) for females. The forewing ground colour is mottled grey, with four indistinct mottled whitish markings. The hindwings are grey.

The larvae feed on Carex blepharicarpa. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[1]

References

Lauri Kaila & Piero Giuseppe Varalda. "The Elachista juliensis complex revisited (Elachistidae)" (PDF). University of Helsinki. Finnish Museum of Natural History. 27 (2–3): 217–237. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-20.

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[1] Lauri Kaila & Piero Giuseppe Varalda. "The Elachista juliensis complex revisited (Elachistidae)" (PDF). University of Helsinki. Finnish Museum of Natural History. 27 (2–3): 217–237. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-20.