Elachista canis is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Parenti in 1983.[1][failed verification] It is found in Japan (Hokkaidô, Honshû, Kyûshû, Ryûkyû) and the Russian Far East (Sakhalin).
| Elachista canis | |
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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. canis
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| Binomial name | |
| Elachista canis Parenti, 1983
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The length of the forewings is 3.1–4.3 mm for males and 3.5–4.4 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing in early July.
The larvae feed on Sasa, Pleioblastus and Bambusa species, as well as Eccoilopus cotulifer.[2]
References edit
- ^ 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.)