Biology:Elachista saccharella
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Short description: Species of moth
Elachista saccharella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. saccharella
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Binomial name | |
Elachista saccharella (Busck, 1933)[1]
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Elachista saccharella, the sugarcane leafminer moth, is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Florida,[2] and Louisiana in the United States and in Cuba.
The larvae feed on Saccharum species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
References
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Kaila, L., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus Elachista s. l. III. The bifasciella, praelineata, saccharella and freyerella groups (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae). Acta Zoologica Fennica, 211: 1-235.
- ↑ Elachista saccharella (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae), a Leafminer Infesting Sugarcane in Louisiana
Wikidata ☰ Q18169264 entry
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