Elachista synethes

Elachista synethes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. synethes
Binomial name
Elachista synethes Meyrick, 1897
Synonyms
Cosmiotes synethes Elachista aphanta Turner, 1923 Lithocolletis scrythrodes Turner, 1947

Elachista synethes is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in Australia and New Zealand.^[1]

The wingspan is 6-8 mm for males and 6.2-8 mm for females.

The larvae feed on a wide range of grasses, including Bromus unioloides and have also been recorded on wheat. They mine the blades of their host plant. The mine has the form of an elongate blotch mine. Full-grown larvae leave the mine to pupate in a loose cocoon.

References

1. ^ Elachistine Moths of Australia: Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Elachistidae

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