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Elachista canis

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

Elachista canis is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Parenti in 1983.[1][failed verification] It is found in Japan (Hokkaidô, Honshû, Kyûshû, Ryûkyû) and the Russian Far East (Sakhalin).

The length of the forewings is 3.1–4.3 mm for males and 3.5–4.4 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing in early July.

The larvae feed on Sasa, Pleioblastus and Bambusa species, as well as Eccoilopus cotulifer.[2]

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. ^ Japanese Elachista mining on the leaf of woody Poaceae (lepidoptera: Elachistidae s. str.)