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Elachista pusillella

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Species of moth

Elachista pusillella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. pusillella
Binomial name
Elachista pusillella
(Sinev & Sruoga, 1995)
Synonyms
  • Biselachista pusillella Sinev & Sruoga, 1995

Elachista pusillella is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sinev and Sruoga in 1995. It is found in south-eastern Siberia and Japan.

The larvae feed on Carex pauciflora. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a linear full-depth mine.

References

  1. Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Elachista at funet
  3. Japanese Moths
Taxon identifiers
Elachista pusillella


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