Elachista chilotera
| Elachista chilotera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. chilotera |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista chilotera Kaila, 2011 | |
Elachista chilotera is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia in south-western Western Australia.[1]
Adults are ash grey.
The larvae feed on Lepidosperma tuberculatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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- ↑ Kaila, Lauri (2011). Elachistine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae). Canberra: Csiro Publishing. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-643-10305-4.