Elachista fulgens

Elachista fulgens is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Japan (Kyûsyû, Ryûkyû; Honsyû).[1]

Elachista fulgens
Elachista fulgens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Elachistidae
Genus:
Elachista
Species:
E. fulgens
Binomial name
Elachista fulgens
Parenti, 1983
Synonyms
  • Biselachista fulgens

The length of the forewings is 2.4–2.7 millimetres (0.094–0.106 in) for males and 2.6–3.5 millimetres (0.10–0.14 in) for females. The forewings have a silvery spot just basally of the tornal spot.

The larvae feed on Carex acutiformis, Carex elata and Carex riparia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

Taxonomy

Some authors list Elachista arnoldi as a synonym of Elachista fulgens.

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References
  1. Japanese Elachista studied by Parenti (1983) (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae): The Subgenus Aphelosetia and the Gleichenella-, Tetragonella-, and Bifasciella-Groups
  2. "Elachista fulgens Parenti, 1983". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2011.


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