Elachista miscanthi

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

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]

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[]

^ Japanese Moths
^ TaiBNET - Catalogue of Life of Taiwan
^ 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: [1].

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[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: [1].

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