Elachista saccharella
Species of moth
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Elachista saccharella, the sugarcane leafminer moth, is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Florida,[2] and Louisiana in the United States and in Cuba.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. saccharella |
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| Elachista saccharella | |
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The larvae feed on Saccharum species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
