The wingspan is 6.2–8.1 mm for males and 7–7.2 mm for females. The forewings are pale grey for males and black with a bronzy sheen and four white markings for females. The hindwings are grey.
The larvae feed on Joycea pallida. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is straight and gradually widens. It reaches a length of about 200 mm. The frass is deposited in a dense block in the rear of the mine. Pupation takes place outside of the mine on either a leaf or a twig of the host plant.
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^Kaila, Lauri (2011). Elachistine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae). Canberra: Csiro Publishing. p. 92. ISBN978-0-643-10305-4.
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elachista, coalita, moth, family, elachistidae, first, described, lauri, kaila, 2011, found, south, eastern, australia, including, australian, capital, territory, south, wales, tasmania, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum,. Elachista coalita is a moth of the family Elachistidae first described by Lauri Kaila in 2011 It is found in south eastern Australia including the Australian Capital Territory New South Wales and Tasmania 1 Elachista coalita Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Lepidoptera Family Elachistidae Genus Elachista Species E coalita Binomial name Elachista coalitaKaila 2011 The wingspan is 6 2 8 1 mm for males and 7 7 2 mm for females The forewings are pale grey for males and black with a bronzy sheen and four white markings for females The hindwings are grey The larvae feed on Joycea pallida They mine the leaves of their host plant The mine is straight and gradually widens It reaches a length of about 200 mm The frass is deposited in a dense block in the rear of the mine Pupation takes place outside of the mine on either a leaf or a twig of the host plant References edit nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Elachista coalita Kaila Lauri 2011 Elachistine Moths of Australia Lepidoptera Gelechioidea Elachistidae Canberra Csiro Publishing p 92 ISBN 978 0 643 10305 4 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 coalita amp oldid 1189086835, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
