Elachista saccharella explained

Elachista saccharella, the sugarcane leafminer moth, is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Florida,^[1] and Louisiana in the United States and in Cuba.

The larvae feed on Saccharum species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.^[2]

Notes and References

1. , 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.
2. http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1653/0015-4040%282007%2990%5B792%3AESLEAL%5D2.0.CO%3B2 Elachista saccharella (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae), a Leafminer Infesting Sugarcane in Louisiana