Elachista glomerella

Elachista glomerella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. glomerella
Binomial name
Elachista glomerella
Kaila, 2011

Elachista glomerella is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is endemic to northern Queensland, Australia.[1]

The wingspan is 6.6 millimetres (0.26 in) for males and 6.6โ€“8.2 millimetres (0.26โ€“0.32 in) for females. The forewings are blue in males and black with a bronzy sheen and three ochreous white markings in females. The hindwings are dark grey in both sexes.

The larvae have been reared on a Carex species.

References

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