Elachista gerasmia
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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. gerasmia
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| Elachista gerasmia Meyrick, 1889
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Elachista gerasmia is a species of moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in New Zealand and south eastern Australia.[1][2]
Taxonomy[edit]
This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1889 from specimens collected in Hamilton, Makatoku in Hawkes Bay and in Invercargill.[3] The male lectotype, collected in Hamilton, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[1]
Description[edit]
The wingspan is 9–14 mm. The forewings are light grey or sometimes grey-whitish. There is a black dot on the fold in the middle, and an elongate black dot in the disc at two-thirds. The hindwings are grey.[3]
Distribution[edit]
This species is found in both the North and South Islands of New Zealand as well as in Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania.[4]
Hosts and habitat[edit]
Elachista gerasmia inhabits damp swampy habitat.[3] The larvae of this species are leaf miners.[5] Larval hosts include plant species in the genus Juncus including Juncus australis, Juncus pallidus and Juncus usitatus.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b John Stewart Dugdale (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 112. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
- ^ Kaila, Lauri (2011). "Elachistine moths of Australia : (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae)". Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. 11: 147. ISBN 9780643103054. OCLC 694145362.
- ^ a b c Edward Meyrick (May 1889). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 21: 177. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q56065895.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b "Elachista gerasmia". lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- ^ "Elachista gerasmia Meyrick, 1889". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
