Elachista crocospila
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| Elachista crocospila | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. crocospila
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| Binomial name | |
| Elachista crocospila Kaila, 2011
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Elachista crocospila is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia in south-eastern New South Wales.[1] The wingspan is 6.6–6.9 mm for males and 7.1–7.8 mm for females. The larvae feed on Carex brunnea. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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- ↑ Kaila, Lauri (2011). Elachistine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae). Canberra: Csiro Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-643-10305-4.