Elachista illectella (Clemens, 1860)
Elachista illectella: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/15296
Synonyms
Cosmiotes illectella  Hodges #1129 
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Description

Very challenging genus. Note silvery streak in the wing fringes beyond the costal and dorsal white streaks that is absent in Elachista irrorata.

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Elachista illectella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. illectella
Binomial name
Elachista illectella
(Clemens, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Cosmiotes illectella Clemens, 1860
  • Elachista praematurella Clemens, 1860
  • Elachista cristatella Chambers, 1876
  • Elachista albapalpella Chambers, 1881

Elachista illectella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.[1] The habitat consists of deciduous forests.

The wingspan is 6–8 millimetres (0.24–0.31 in). Adults are sexually dimorphic.

The larvae feed on Poa (including Poa pratensis), Agrostis, Hystrix, Elymus, Oryzopsis, Bromus and Phleum species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References

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  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ Memoirs of the American Entomological Society
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