Elachista solitaria is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Florida, Kentucky and Ohio.[1]
| Elachista solitaria | |
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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. solitaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Elachista solitaria Braun, 1922
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The wingspan is 5–5.5 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July.
The larvae feed on Panicum species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Mining larvae can be found from the end of May to the end of June.[2]
References
edit- ^ Moth Photographers Group. "Elachista solitaria – 1119". Mississippi Entomological Museum. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ^ Annette F. Braun (1948). Elachistidae of North America (Microleptidoptera). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society. Vol. 13. Philadelphia: American Entomological Society. pp. 81–82.