Elachista planicara is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Lauri Kaila in 1998.[1][failed verification] It is found in Japan (Hokkaidô, Honsyû, Sikoku, Kyûsyû) and the Russian Far East (Kuriles).
| Elachista planicara | |
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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. planicara
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| Binomial name | |
| Elachista planicara Kaila, 1998
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The length of the forewings is 4–5.2 mm for males and 4–5 mm for females. The autumn mine is wavy-linear. After hibernation, the mine becomes a blotch. Larvae can be found from late September to May.[2]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
- ^ Japanese Elachista mining on the leaf of woody Poaceae (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae s. str.)