Elachista miscanthi is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the Japanese island of Honshu and Kyushu[1] and in Taiwan.[2]

Elachista miscanthi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. miscanthi
Binomial name
Elachista miscanthi
Parenti, 1983

The length of the forewings is 2.9-3.1 mm for males and 3-3.5 mm for females.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Japanese Moths
  2. ^ TaiBNET - Catalogue of Life of Taiwan
  3. ^ Sugisima, K., 2005: A revision of the Elachista praelineata group (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) in Japan, with comments on morphology of the pupa in Elachista. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 148: 1-19. Full article: [1].