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Elachista catarata is a moth of the family Elachistidae that can be found in eastern New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania.[1]
| Elachista catarata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. catarata
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| Binomial name | |
| Elachista catarata Meyrick, 1897
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The wingspan is 7.8–8.8 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in) for males and 7.8–9.5 millimetres (0.31–0.37 in) for females.
The larvae feed on Carex appressa and Carex longebrachiata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine reaches a length of about 200 millimetres (7.9 in).
References edit
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- ^ Lauri Kaila (2011). "Elachistine Moths of Australia: Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Elachistidae". Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. 11. CSIRO: 68. ISBN 9780643103054.