Elachista saccharella

Elachista saccharella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. saccharella
Binomial name
	Elachista saccharella; (Busck, 1933)
Synonyms
	Donacivola saccharella Busck, 1933;

Elachista saccharella, the sugarcane leafminer moth, is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Florida,^[2] and Louisiana in the United States and in Cuba.

The larvae feed on Saccharum species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.^[3]

References

^ mothphotographersgroup
^ Kaila, L., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus Elachista s. l. III. The bifasciella, praelineata, saccharella and freyerella groups (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae). Acta Zoologica Fennica, 211: 1-235.
^ Elachista saccharella (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae), a Leafminer Infesting Sugarcane in Louisiana

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[1] thphotographersgroup

[2] Kaila, L., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus Elachista s. l. III. The bifasciella, praelineata, saccharella and freyerella groups (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae). Acta Zoologica Fennica, 211: 1-235.

[3] Elachista saccharella (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae), a Leafminer Infesting Sugarcane in Louisiana

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