Elachista saccharella
Elachista saccharella, the sugarcane leafminer moth, is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Florida,[2] and Louisiana in the United States and in Cuba.
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The larvae feed on Saccharum species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
References
- mothphotographersgroup
- Kaila, L., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus Elachista s. l. III. The bifasciella, praelineata, saccharella and freyerella groups (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae). Acta Zoologica Fennica, 211: 1-235.
- Elachista saccharella (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae), a Leafminer Infesting Sugarcane in Louisiana
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