Elachista fasciocaliginosa

Elachista fasciocaliginosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. fasciocaliginosa
Binomial name
Elachista fasciocaliginosa
Sugisima, 2005

Elachista fasciocaliginosa is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It was described by Sugisima in 2005.[1] It is found in Japan[2] (Honshu).

The length of the forewings is about 2.8 mm for males and 2.9-3.1 mm for females. The forewings are black-brownish with two white- silvery fascia. There are probably multiple generations per year.

The larvae feed on Miscanthus sinensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a purplish linear gallery and later becomes greenish and elongate blotch-like. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[3]

References

  1. LepIndex
  2. Elachista at funet
  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: .
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