Elachista seductilis
Encyclopedia
Elachista seductilis is a moth
of the Elachistidae
family. It is found in New South Wales
.
The wingspan
is 7.5-8.1 mm for males and 8-9.5 mm for females. The forewings are pale bluish grey. Females are darker. The hindwings are dark grey.
The larvae feed on Carex appressa and Cyperus exaltatus. They mine
the leaves of their host plant. The larvae usually mine downwards, but can change direction when meeting obstacles. The mine is straight, gradually widening and greenish white in colour. It can reach a length of 150-300 mm long. The frass is deposited in a long regular row along the center of the mine. Pupation takes place outside of the mine on the midrib of a leaf of the host plant under the shelter of a dense web.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Elachistidae
Elachistidae
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family. It is found in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 7.5-8.1 mm for males and 8-9.5 mm for females. The forewings are pale bluish grey. Females are darker. The hindwings are dark grey.
The larvae feed on Carex appressa and Cyperus exaltatus. They mine
Leaf miner
Leaf miner is a term used to describe the larvae of many different species of insect which live in and eat the leaf tissue of plants. The vast majority of leaf-mining insects are moths , sawflies and flies , though some beetles and wasps also exhibit this behavior.Like Woodboring beetles, leaf...
the leaves of their host plant. The larvae usually mine downwards, but can change direction when meeting obstacles. The mine is straight, gradually widening and greenish white in colour. It can reach a length of 150-300 mm long. The frass is deposited in a long regular row along the center of the mine. Pupation takes place outside of the mine on the midrib of a leaf of the host plant under the shelter of a dense web.