Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Elachistidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Elachista | |
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Similar Elachista utonella, Elachista albidella, Elachista, Elachistidae | ||
Elachista fulgens is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Japan (Kyûsyû, Ryûkyû; Honsyû).
The length of the forewings is 2.4-2.7 mm for males and 2.6-3.5 mm for females. The forewings have a silvery spot just basally of the tornal spot.
The larvae feed on Carex acutiformis, Carex elata and Carex riparia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
Taxonomy
Some authors list Elachista arnoldi as a synonym of Elachista fulgens.
References
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