Jump to content

Elachista chilotera

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Elachista chilotera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. chilotera
Binomial name
Elachista chilotera
Kaila, 2011

Elachista chilotera is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia in south-western Western Australia.[1]

Adults are ash grey.

The larvae feed on Lepidosperma tuberculatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Kaila, Lauri (2011). Elachistine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae). Canberra: Csiro Publishing. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-643-10305-4.