Elachista pusillella

Elachista pusillella is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sinev and Sruoga in 1995.[1] It is found in south-eastern Siberia[2] and Japan.

Elachista pusillella
Scientific classification
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

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.[3]

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


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