Eliachna digitana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from Chile (Ñuble Province, Santiago, Maule Region)[2] to Argentina (Chubut Province). The habitat ranges from coastal Nothofagus forests to arid uplands.

Eliachna digitana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eliachna
Species:
E. digitana
Binomial name
Eliachna digitana
Brown & McPherson, 2002[1]

The length of the forewings is 5.9–7 millimetres (0.23–0.28 in) for males and 6.5–7.6 millimetres (0.26–0.30 in) for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from October to April.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Razowski, J. & V. Pelz (2010). "Tortricidae from Chile (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)". 38 (149). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia: 5–55. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Brown John W. & Tsitsi Y. McPherson (2001). "Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society" (PDF). 55 (4): 129–139. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)[permanent dead link]