Elachista salinaris

Elachista salinaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. salinaris
Binomial name
Elachista salinaris
Braun, 1925

Elachista salinaris is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Utah and California.[1]

The wingspan is about 11 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in May.

The larvae feed on Scirpus paludosus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References

  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ Memoirs of the American Entomological Society


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