Elachista enitescens

Elachista enitescens is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Ohio and Maine.^[1]

Elachista enitescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. enitescens
Binomial name
Elachista enitescens Braun, 1921

The wingspan is 7–8 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to August.

The larvae feed on Scirpus atrovirens. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Mining larvae can be found in March and early April.^[2]