| Elachista puplesisi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukarya |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. puplesisi |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista puplesisi Sruoga, 2000 |
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Elachista puplesisi is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in Turkmenistan.
The wingspan is 9 mm for males. The forewings are white, with a very weak yellowish tinge. The hindwings are whitish, weakly mottled by brownish scales.
This species is named in honour of Prof. Rimantas Puplesis who has studied Microlepidoptera of Central Asia.[1]