Elachista crocospila

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

Elachista crocospila is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia in south-eastern New South Wales. [1]

The wingspan is 6.6–6.9 mm for males and 7.1–7.8 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Carex brunnea . They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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References

  1. Kaila, Lauri (2011). Elachistine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae). Canberra: Csiro Publishing. p. 72. ISBN   978-0-643-10305-4.