''Elachista aurita'' is a
moth of the family
Elachistidae. It is found in the southern parts of the eastern coast of
Queensland.
The
wingspan is for males and for females. The forewings of the males are metallic blue basally with shiny dark bronzy brown scales distally. Females have similar forewings but have three silvery white markings. The hindwings of both sexes are dark grey.
The larvae feed on ''
Oplismenus
''Oplismenus'' is a small genus of annual or perennial grasses, commonly known as basketgrass, found throughout the tropics, subtropics, and in some cases, temperate regions of the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australia. The systematics of the ge ...
'' species. They
mine the leaves of their host plant. Pupation takes place outside of the mine on a leaf of the host plant.
References
Moths described in 2011
aurita
Moths of Australia
Taxa named by Lauri Kaila
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