Elachista fulgens

Elachista fulgens
	Elachista fulgens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. fulgens
Binomial name
	Elachista fulgens; Parenti, 1983
Synonyms
	Biselachista fulgens;

Elachista fulgens is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Japan (Kyûsyû, Ryûkyû; Honsyû).^[1]

The length of the forewings is 2.4–2.7 millimetres (0.094–0.106 in) for males and 2.6–3.5 millimetres (0.10–0.14 in) for females. The forewings have a silvery spot just basally of the tornal spot.

The larvae feed on Carex acutiformis, Carex elata and Carex riparia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.^[2]

Taxonomy

Some authors list Elachista arnoldi as a synonym of Elachista fulgens.

References

^ Japanese Elachista studied by Parenti (1983) (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae): The Subgenus Aphelosetia and the Gleichenella-, Tetragonella-, and Bifasciella-Groups
^ "Elachista fulgens Parenti, 1983". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2011.

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[1] Japanese Elachista studied by Parenti (1983) (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae): The Subgenus Aphelosetia and the Gleichenella-, Tetragonella-, and Bifasciella-Groups

[2] "Elachista fulgens Parenti, 1983". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2011.

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