Elachista chilotera
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Species: | E. chilotera
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Elachista chilotera Kaila, 2011
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Elachista chilotera is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia in south-western Western Australia.[1]
Adults are ash grey.
The larvae feed on . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a swollen chamber in the center of the leaf. Pupation takes place outside of the mine on a leaf of the host plant.
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Categories:
- Moths described in 2011
- Elachista
- Moths of Australia
- Taxa named by Lauri Kaila
- Elachista stubs