Elachista nitensella

Elachista nitensella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. nitensella
Binomial name
	Elachista nitensella; Sinev & Sruoga, 1995

Elachista nitensella is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sinev and Sruoga in 1995.^[1] It is found in Japan (Hokkaidô, Honsyû, Kyûsy) and the Russian Far East (Primorsky Kray).

Description

The length of the forewings is 2.9–3.7 mm for males and 3.6–3.7 mm for females. The forewings are blackish, slightly shiny and with gold-silvery markings. Adults have been recorded on wing from in July, probably in one generation per year.

Nutrition

The larvae feed on Carex species, possibly including Carex microtricha. They probably feed on the roots of their host plant.^[2]

References

^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.^{[failed verification]}
^ Japanese Elachista studied by Parenti (1983) (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae): The Subgenus Aphelosetia and the Gleichenella-, Tetragonella-, and Bifasciella-Groups

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[1] Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.^{[failed verification]}

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

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