| Elachista saccharella | |
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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. saccharella |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista saccharella (Busck, 1933) | |
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Elachista saccharella, the sugarcane leafminer moth, is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Florida, and Louisiana in the United States and in Cuba.
The larvae feed on Saccharum species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- mothphotographersgroup
- Kaila, L., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus Elachista s. l. III. The bifasciella, praelineata, saccharella and freyerella groups (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae). Acta Zoologica Fennica, 211: 1-235.
- Elachista saccharella (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae), a Leafminer Infesting Sugarcane in Louisiana
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| Elachista saccharella | |
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