| Elachista saccharella | |
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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. saccharella
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| Binomial name | |
| Elachista saccharella | |
| Synonyms | |
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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]
Wikispecies has information related to
Elachista saccharella.
- ^ 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
| Elachista saccharella | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. saccharella
|
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista saccharella | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
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]
Wikispecies has information related to
Elachista saccharella.
- ^ 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