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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