Elachista synethes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. synethes |
Binomial name | |
Elachista synethes Meyrick, 1897 | |
Synonyms | |
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Elachista synethes is a moth of the family Elachistidae which can be found in Australia and New Zealand. [1]
The wingspan is 6–8 millimetres (0.24–0.31 in) for males and 6.2–8 millimetres (0.24–0.31 in) for females.
The larvae feed on a wide range of grasses, including Bromus unioloides and have also been recorded on wheat. They mine the blades of their host plant.
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Elachista flammula is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to the Australian Capital Territory.
Elachista glomerella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is endemic to northern Queensland, Australia.
Elachista sphaerella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the Northern Territory.
Elachista sapphirella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in south-eastern New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria.
Elachista catarata is a moth of the family Elachistidae that can be found in eastern New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania.
Elachista mutarata is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory.
Elachista ophthalma is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found along the coast of south-eastern New South Wales.
Elachista carcharota is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.
Elachista bidens is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Western Australia.
Elachista filiphila is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found along the southern coast of Western Australia.
Elachista mundula is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania.
Elachista micalis is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from the Pelion Plains to the Pelion Gap area in Tasmania.
Elachista habrella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found along the eastern coast of New South Wales and Queensland.
Elachista scitula is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Victoria, Australia.
Elachista commoncommelinae is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found along the coast of tropical Queensland.
Elachista nielsencommelinae is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found along the northern coast and in the subcoastal areas of the Northern Territory.
Elachista aurita is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the southern parts of the eastern coast of Queensland.
Elachista seductilis is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to New South Wales.
Elachista festina is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Australia, where it has been recorded from southern Queensland to coastal New South Wales.