| Elachista asperae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. asperae
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| Binomial name | |
| Elachista asperae Kaila, 2011
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Elachista asperae is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found along the coast of New South Wales, Australia.[1]
The wingspan is 8.8–9.2 mm for males and 10.3 mm for females.
The larvae feed on Gahnia aspera. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
Wikispecies has information related to Elachista asperae.
- ^ Kaila, Lauri (2011). Elachistine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae). Canberra: Csiro Publishing. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-643-10305-4.
