Elachista synethes

Species of moth

Elachista synethes

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

Synonyms

* Cosmiotes synethes
* Elachista aphanta Turner, 1923
* Lithocolletis scrythrodes Turner, 1947

Elachista synethes is a moth of the family Elachistidae which can be found in Australia and New Zealand.[1]

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.

## References

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1. ^ Lauri Kaila (2011). "Elachistine Moths of Australia: Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Elachistidae". Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. 11. CSIRO: 219. ISBN 9780643103054.

Taxon identifiers

Elachista synethes|

* Wikidata: Q5352988
* AFD: Elachista_(Elachista)_synethes
* BioLib: 1094908
* BOLD: 326529
* GBIF: 5119625
* iNaturalist: 549223
* IRMNG: 11285797
* LepIndex: 121474
* NCBI: 1555873
* NZOR: 3bbab022-d411-4d5f-b727-89e84ecaa142
* Open Tree of Life: 3229063

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