Elachista chilotera

Elachista chilotera is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia in south-western Western Australia.[1]

Elachista chilotera
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E. chilotera
Binomial name
Elachista chilotera
Kaila, 2011

Adults are ash grey.

The larvae feed on Lepidosperma tuberculatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a swollen chamber in the center of the leaf. Pupation takes place outside of the mine on a leaf of the host plant.

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