Elachista colouratella is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sinev and Sruoga in 1995.[1][failed verification] It is found in Japan and the Russian Far East.
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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. colouratella
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| Elachista colouratella Sinev & Sruoga, 1995
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The larvae feed on Carex insaniae. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a full-depth linear blotch.[2]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
- ^ Japanese Moths