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Elachista saccharella

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Elachista saccharella
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E. saccharella
Binomial name
Elachista saccharella
(Busck, 1933)[1]
Synonyms
  • Donacivola saccharella Busck, 1933

Elachista saccharella, the sugarcane leafminer moth, is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Florida,[2] and Louisiana in the United States and in Cuba.

The larvae feed on Saccharum species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]

References

  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ Kaila, L., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus Elachista s. l. III. The bifasciella, praelineata, saccharella and freyerella groups (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae). Acta Zoologica Fennica, 211: 1-235.
  3. ^ Elachista saccharella (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae), a Leafminer Infesting Sugarcane in Louisiana