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Elachista similis

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Species of moth

Elachista similis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. similis
Binomial name
Elachista similis
Sugisima, 2005

Elachista similis is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sugisima in 2005. It is found in Japan (Hokkaidô, Honsyû, Kyûsyû).

The length of the forewings is 3.2–3.7 mm for males and 3.4–4 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Carex foliosissima, Carex insaniae, Carex morrowii, Carex nakiri and Luzula plumosa. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

Etymology

The species name refers to the resemblance to Elachista gleichenella and is derived from Latin similis.

References

  1. Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Japanese Elachista studied by Parenti (1983) (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae): The Subgenus Aphelosetia and the Gleichenella-, Tetragonella-, and Bifasciella-Groups
Taxon identifiers
Elachista similis


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