Elachista planicara

Elachista planicara
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. planicara
Binomial name
	Elachista planicara; Kaila, 1998

Elachista planicara is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Lauri Kaila in 1998.^[1]^{[failed verification]} It is found in Japan (Hokkaidô, Honsyû, Sikoku, Kyûsyû) and the Russian Far East (Kuriles).

The length of the forewings is 4–5.2 mm for males and 4–5 mm for females. The autumn mine is wavy-linear. After hibernation, the mine becomes a blotch. Larvae can be found from late September to May.^[2]

References

^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
^ Japanese Elachista mining on the leaf of woody Poaceae (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae s. str.)

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[1] Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.

[2] Japanese Elachista mining on the leaf of woody Poaceae (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae s. str.)

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