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Elachista gerasmia is a species of moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in New Zealand and south eastern Australia.[1][2]
| Elachista gerasmia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. gerasmia |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista gerasmia Meyrick, 1889 | |
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This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1889 from specimens collected in Hamilton, Makatoku in Hawkes Bay and in Invercargill.[3] The male lectotype, collected in Hamilton, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[1]
The wingspan is 9–14 mm. The forewings are light grey or sometimes grey-whitish. There is a black dot on the fold in the middle, and an elongate black dot in the disc at two-thirds. The hindwings are grey.[3]
This species is found in both the North and South Islands of New Zealand as well as in Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania.[4]
Elachista gerasmia inhabits damp swampy habitat.[3] The larvae of this species are leaf miners.[5] Larval hosts include plant species in the genus Juncus including Juncus australis, Juncus pallidus and Juncus usitatus.[4]
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