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Elachista caliginosa

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Elachista caliginosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. caliginosa
Binomial name
Elachista caliginosa
Parenti, 1983

Elachista caliginosa is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Parenti in 1983.[1][failed verification] It is found in Japan (Honshu) and the Russian Far East (Primorsky Kray).

The length of the forewings is 2.5–3 mm for males and 2.7-3.2 mm for females[2]

The larvae feed on Eccoilopus cotulifer and possibly Spodiopogon sibiricus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. ^ Sugisima, K., 2005: A revision of the Elachista praelineata group (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) in Japan, with comments on morphology of the pupa in Elachista. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 148: 1-19. Full article: [1].
  3. ^ Elachista at funet