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Elachista synethes is a moth of the family Elachistidae which can be found in Australia and New Zealand.[1]
Elachista synethes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. synethes |
Binomial name | |
Elachista synethes Meyrick, 1897 | |
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The wingspan is 6–8 millimetres (0.24–0.31 in) for males and 6.2–8 millimetres (0.24–0.31 in) 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.
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