Elachista amamii Parenti, 1983

Material examined

THAILAND • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Loei Province, Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary; 700–900 m; 8–14 Oct. 1984; Karsholt, Lomholdt and Nielsen leg.; ZMUC 2072, 2107 • 8 ♂♂, 1 ♀; Chieng Mai Province, Chieng Mai; 325 m; 15–30 Oct. 1984; Karsholt, Lomholdt and Nielsen leg.; ZMUC 1501, 1502, 2108 to 2112, 2502 • ♂; Lampang, Muban Phichai; 18°18ʹ15ʺ N, 99°31ʹ06ʺ E; 23 Sep. 2014; M.J. Pellinen leg.; MZH VS1/ 21.11.18 .

Distribution

Japan (Parenti 1983), Taiwan (Sugisima 2005a).

Remarks

Elachista amamii is illustrated by Parenti (1983) and Sugisima (2005a). It belongs to the Elachista praelineata species group as defined by Kaila (1999b). It is similar to E. brachyplectra Meyrick, 1921, which has a more southern distribution (Sri Lanka, Indonesia). Elachista amamii can be separated from it by the absence of the digitate process in E. brachyplectra (Sruoga 2005) .