Biology:Elachista gerasmia
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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. gerasmia
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| Elachista gerasmia Meyrick, 1889
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Elachista gerasmia is a species of moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in New Zealand and south eastern Australia .[1][2]
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1889 from specimens collected in Hamilton, Makatoku in Hawkes Bay and in Invercargill.[3] The male lectotype, collected in Hamilton, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[1]
Description
The wingspan is 9–14 mm. The forewings are light grey or sometimes grey-whitish. There is a black dot on the fold in the middle, and an elongate black dot in the disc at two-thirds. The hindwings are grey.[3]
Distribution
This species is found in both the North and South Islands of New Zealand as well as in Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania.[4]
Hosts and habitat
Elachista gerasmia inhabits damp swampy habitat.[3] The larvae of this species are leaf miners.[5] Larval hosts include plant species in the genus Juncus including Juncus australis, Juncus pallidus and Juncus usitatus.[4]
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 , pp. 112, Wikidata Q45083134
- ↑ Kaila, Lauri (2011). "Elachistine moths of Australia : (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae)". Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera 11: 147. ISBN 9780643103054. OCLC 694145362. https://books.google.com/books?id=flsAVRnbaA4C&q=gerasmia&pg=PA147.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 , pp. 177, Wikidata Q56065895
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Elachista gerasmia". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/elac/gerasmia.html.
- ↑ "Elachista gerasmia Meyrick, 1889". https://plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz/ReportForm.aspx?RecordId=281&Type=H&ReportType=Adv&SortBy=Alpha&Biostatus=a,c,e,n.
Wikidata ☰ Q5352748 entry
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