Elachista caliginosa

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

Elachista caliginosa is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It was described by Parenti in 1983.[1] It is found in Japan (Honshu) and the Russian Far East (Primorsky Kray).

The length of the forewings is 2.5-3 mm for males and 2.7-3.2 mm for females. The forewings are dark BLUE-brownish with silver-whitish Hats. There are probably multiple generations per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Eccoilopus cotulifer and possibly Spodiopogon sibiricus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a full-depth and linear gallery, extending almost straight towards the leaf-apex. Pupation takes place outside of the mine. The species probably overwinters in the pupal stage.[3]

References

  1. LepIndex
  2. 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: .
  3. Elachista at funet
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