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Elachista gerasmia

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Species of moth

Elachista gerasmia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. gerasmia
Binomial name
Elachista gerasmia
Meyrick, 1889
Synonyms
  • Elachista egena Turner, 1923

Elachista gerasmia is a species of moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in New Zealand and south eastern Australia.

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1889 from specimens collected in Hamilton, Makatoku in Hawkes Bay and in Invercargill. The male lectotype, collected in Hamilton, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.

Description

The wingspan is 9–14 mm. The forewings are light grey or sometimes grey-whitish. There is a black dot on the fold in the middle, and an elongate black dot in the disc at two-thirds. The hindwings are grey.

Distribution

This species is found in both the North and South Islands of New Zealand as well as in Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania.

Hosts and habitat

Elachista gerasmia inhabits damp swampy habitat. The larvae of this species are leaf miners. Larval hosts include plant species in the genus Juncus including Juncus australis, Juncus pallidus and Juncus usitatus.

References

  1. ^ Dugdale , J. S. (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 112. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
  2. Kaila, Lauri (2011). "Elachistine moths of Australia : (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae)". Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. 11: 147. ISBN 9780643103054. OCLC 694145362.
  3. ^ Edward Meyrick (May 1889). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 21: 177. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q56065895.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ "Elachista gerasmia". lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  5. "Elachista gerasmia Meyrick, 1889". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
Taxon identifiers
Elachista gerasmia
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