Elachista commoncommelinae: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Elachistidae
Genus
Elachista
Species
Elachista commoncommelinae
Scientific Name
Elachista commoncommelinae

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Elachista commoncommelinae

Elachista commoncommelinae is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found along the coast of tropical Queensland.

The wingspan is 6–6.4 millimetres (0.24–0.25 in) for males and 6.2–6.8 millimetres (0.24–0.27 in) for females. The forewings are black with a bronzy sheen. The hindwings are dark grey.

The larvae feed on Commelina species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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