Elachista fasciocaliginosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. fasciocaliginosa
Binomial name
Elachista fasciocaliginosa
Sugisima, 2005

Elachista fasciocaliginosa is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sugisima in 2005.[1] It is found in Japan(Honshu).

The length of the forewings is about 2.8 mm for males and 2.9-3.1 mm for females. The forewings are black-brownish with two white- silvery fascia. There are probably multiple generations per year.

The larvae feed on Miscanthus sinensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a purplish linear gallery and later becomes greenish and elongate blotch-like. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[2]

References

  1. โ†‘ "World Species : Elachista fasciocaliginosa". worldspecies.org. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  2. โ†‘ Sugisima, K. (2005-01-01). "A revision of the Elachista praelineata-group (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae) in Japan, with comments on morphology of the pupa in Elachista". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 148 (1): 1โ€“19. doi:10.1163/22119434-900000160. ISSN 2211-9434.


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