Elachista miscanthi is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the Japanese island of Honshu and Kyushu[1] and in Taiwan.[2]
Elachista miscanthi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. miscanthi |
Binomial name | |
Elachista miscanthi Parenti, 1983 | |
The length of the forewings is 2.9-3.1 mm for males and 3-3.5 mm for females. The forewings are black-brownish with silvery markings.
The larvae feed on Miscanthus sinensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is full-depth and straight-linear. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[3]
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