Elachista floccella

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

Last updated December 08, 2023

Elachista floccella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Tasmania.^[1]

The wingspan is 11.2–12.8 mm for males and 9.5–12.4 mm for females. The forewings are creamy white. The hindwings are grey.

The larvae feed on both narrow- and broad-leaved variants of Lepidosperma laterale . They mine the leaves of their host plant. Young larvae mine upwards, creating a straight and narrow initial stage of the mine. Later, the mine slowly widens and often turns downwards. The mine reaches a length of about 100 mm. Pupation takes place outside of the mine on a leaf of the host plant.

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References

↑ Kaila, Lauri (2011). Elachistine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae). Canberra: Csiro Publishing. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-643-10305-4.

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[1] Kaila, Lauri (2011). Elachistine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae). Canberra: Csiro Publishing. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-643-10305-4.

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