The wingspan is 7–8 mm. The forewings are almost black with faint golden brown reflections, the markings are metallic silvery, with golden and bluish reflections. The base of the wing is silvery and the hind wings are grayish brown, becoming bluish along the costa near the base. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August.
The larvae feed on Carex species. They mine the leaves of their host plant, the mine extends downward from the tip of the leaf. They may leave their mine and start a new one leaving some silk spun over the entrance of the old mine. The larvae have a pale yellowish white body and a pale brown head. Mining larvae can be found in April and early May.[2]
elachista, argentosa, moth, family, elachistidae, found, united, states, where, been, recorded, from, ohio, maine, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, arthropoda, class, insecta, order, lepidoptera, family, elachistidae, g. Elachista argentosa is a moth of the family Elachistidae It is found in the United States where it has been recorded from Ohio and Maine 1 Elachista argentosa Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Lepidoptera Family Elachistidae Genus Elachista Species E argentosa Binomial name Elachista argentosaBraun 1920 The wingspan is 7 8 mm The forewings are almost black with faint golden brown reflections the markings are metallic silvery with golden and bluish reflections The base of the wing is silvery and the hind wings are grayish brown becoming bluish along the costa near the base Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August The larvae feed on Carex species They mine the leaves of their host plant the mine extends downward from the tip of the leaf They may leave their mine and start a new one leaving some silk spun over the entrance of the old mine The larvae have a pale yellowish white body and a pale brown head Mining larvae can be found in April and early May 2 References edit mothphotographersgroup Memoirs of the American Entomological Society This article on a moth of the genus Elachista is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elachista argentosa amp oldid 1165831099, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
