Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Elachistidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Elachista | |
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Similar Elachista, Elachistidae, Gelechioidea | ||
Elachista synethes is a moth of the Elachistidae family which can be found in Australia and New Zealand.
The wingspan is 6–8 millimetres (0.24–0.31 in) for males and 6.2–8 millimetres (0.24–0.31 in) for females.
The larvae feed on a wide range of grasses, including Bromus unioloides and have also been recorded on wheat. They mine the blades of their host plant. The mine has the form of an elongate blotch mine. Full-grown larvae leave the mine to pupate in a loose cocoon.
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