Elachista cyanea

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

Elachista cyanea is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia along the eastern coast form southern Queensland to Burrewarra Point in New South Wales. [1]

The wingspan is 5.2–5.8 mm for males and 5.2–6.4 mm for females. The forewings are blue basally with black scales distally. The hindwings are dark grey.

The larvae feed on Commelina cyanea . They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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References

  1. Kaila, L.; Sugisima, K. (2011). Elachistine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae). Canberra: CSIRO Publishing. p. 207. ISBN   9780643103054.