Elachista crocospila
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Elachista crocospila | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. crocospila
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Binomial name | |
Elachista crocospila Kaila, 2011
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Elachista crocospila is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia in south-eastern New South Wales.[1]
The wingspan is 6.6–6.9 mm for males and 7.1–7.8 mm for females.
The larvae feed on Carex brunnea. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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- ^ Kaila, Lauri (2011). Elachistine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae). Canberra: Csiro Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-643-10305-4.