Elachista gerasimovi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukarya |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. gerasimovi |
Binomial name | |
Elachista gerasimovi Sruoga, 2000 |
Elachista gerasimovi is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in Uzbekistan.
The wingspan is 9 mm for females. The forewings are dark brown with a bronze lustre and golden shining marks. The hindwings are greyish brown, but paler in the basal part.
This species is named in honour of Russian entomologist A.M. Gerasimov who has collected the holotype.[1]