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Elachista cyanea

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Elachista cyanea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. cyanea
Binomial name
Elachista cyanea
Kaila, 2011

Elachista cyanea is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia along the eastern coast form southern Queensland to Burrewarra Point in New South Wales.[1]

The wingspan is 5.2–5.8 mm for males and 5.2–6.4 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Commelina cyanea. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

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  1. ^ Kaila, L.; Sugisima, K. (2011). Elachistine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae). Canberra: CSIRO Publishing. p. 207. ISBN 9780643103054.