Elachista similis

Elachista similis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. similis
Binomial name
Elachista similis
Sugisima, 2005

Elachista similis is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Kazuhiro Sugisima in 2005. It is found in Japan (Hokkaidô, Honsyû, Kyûsyû) and in Korea.

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 insaniae, Carex morrowii, Carex nakiri (Cyperaceae) and Luzula plumosa (Juncaceae). 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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sugisima, K. (2005). "Japanese Elachista studied by Parenti (1983) (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae): the subgenus Aphelosetia and the gleichenella-, tetragonella-, and bifasciella-groups". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 148 (2): 225–246. doi:10.1163/22119434-900000171.
  2. ↑ "Elachista similis Sugisima, 2005". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.26.041. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 Kim, Minyoung; Byun, Bong-Kyu; Park, Kyu-Tek (2014). "Four species of micromoths new to Korea (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae, Gelechiidae, Coleophoridae)". Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. 7 (3): 258–261. doi:10.1016/j.japb.2014.06.002.