Elachista saccharella, the sugarcane leafminer moth, is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Florida,, 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus Elachista s. l. III. The bifasciella, praelineata, saccharella and freyerella groups (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae). Acta Zoologica Fennica, 211: 1-235. and Louisiana in the United States and in Cuba.
The larvae feed on Saccharum species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.Elachista saccharella (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae), a Leafminer Infesting Sugarcane in Louisiana
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