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Elachista chilotera

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Elachista chilotera is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia in south-western Western Australia.[1]

Adults are ash grey.

The larvae feed on Lepidosperma tuberculatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a swollen chamber in the center of the leaf. Pupation takes place outside of the mine on a leaf of the host plant.

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Elachista chilotera: Brief Summary

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Elachista chilotera is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia in south-western Western Australia.

Adults are ash grey.

The larvae feed on Lepidosperma tuberculatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a swollen chamber in the center of the leaf. Pupation takes place outside of the mine on a leaf of the host plant.

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