''Elachista similis'' is a
moth in the family
Elachistidae. It was described by Sugisima in 2005. It is found in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
(Hokkaidô, Honsyû, Kyûsyû).
The length of the forewings is 3.2–3.7 mm for males and 3.4–4 mm for females.
The larvae feed on ''
Carex foliosissima
''Carex'' is a vast genus of more than 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (or seg, in older books). Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of genus ''Carex'' ...
'', ''
Carex insaniae'', ''
Carex morrowii
''Carex morrowii'', the kan suge, Morrow's sedge, Japanese grass sedge or Japanese sedge (a name it shares with ''Carex oshimensis''), is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to central and southern Japan, and has b ...
'', ''
Carex nakiri'' and ''
Luzula plumosa
''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropi ...
''. They
mine the leaves of their host plant.
Etymology
The species name refers to the resemblance to ''
Elachista gleichenella'' and is derived from Latin ''similis''.
Japanese Elachista studied by Parenti (1983) (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae): The Subgenus Aphelosetia and the Gleichenella-, Tetragonella-, and Bifasciella-Groups
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References
Moths described in 2005
similis
Moths of Japan
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