Elachista salinaris
Appearance
Elachista salinaris | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. salinaris
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Binomial name | |
Elachista salinaris Braun, 1925
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Elachista salinaris is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Utah and California.[1]
The wingspan is about 11 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in May.
The larvae feed on Scirpus paludosus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]
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