Elachista amamii

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Elachista amamii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. amamii
Binomial name
Elachista amamii
Parenti, 1983
Synonyms
  • Elachista amamaii

Elachista amamii is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan [1] and in Taiwan. [2]

The length of the forewings is 2.4–3 mm for males and 2.5–3 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Thuerea involuta , Digitaria timorensis and Digitaria adscendens . They mine the leaves of their host plant. [3]

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References

  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 Entomologie148: 1-19. Full article: .