Elachista cyanea
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Elachista cyanea | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. cyanea
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Binomial name | |
Elachista cyanea Kaila, 2011
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Elachista cyanea is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia along the eastern coast form southern Queensland to Burrewarra Point in New South Wales.[1]
The wingspan is 5.2–5.8 mm for males and 5.2–6.4 mm for females.
The larvae feed on Commelina cyanea. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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- ^ Kaila, L.; Sugisima, K. (2011). Elachistine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae). Canberra: CSIRO Publishing. p. 207. ISBN 9780643103054.