Elachista coalita

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Elachista coalita
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. coalita
Binomial name
Elachista coalita
Kaila, 2011

Elachista coalita is a moth of the family Elachistidae first described by Lauri Kaila in 2011. It is found in south-eastern Australia, including the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Tasmania. [1]

The wingspan is 6.2–8.1 mm for males and 7–7.2 mm for females. The forewings are pale grey for males and black with a bronzy sheen and four white markings for females. The hindwings are grey.

The larvae feed on Joycea pallida . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is straight and gradually widens. It reaches a length of about 200 mm. The frass is deposited in a dense block in the rear of the mine. Pupation takes place outside of the mine on either a leaf or a twig of the host plant.

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References

  1. Kaila, Lauri (2011). Elachistine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae). Canberra: Csiro Publishing. p. 92. ISBN   978-0-643-10305-4.