Elachista miscanthi is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the Japanese island of Honshu and Kyushu[1] and in Taiwan.[2]
| Elachista miscanthi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. miscanthi
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| Binomial name | |
| Elachista miscanthi Parenti, 1983
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The length of the forewings is 2.9-3.1 mm for males and 3-3.5 mm for females.[3]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Elachista miscanthi.
- ^ Japanese Moths
- ^ TaiBNET - Catalogue of Life of Taiwan
- ^ Sugisima, K., 2005: A revision of the Elachista praelineata group (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) in Japan, with comments on morphology of the pupa in Elachista. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 148: 1-19. Full article: [1].