Elachista achrantella
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Elachista achrantella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. achrantella |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista achrantella Kaila, 1997 | |
Elachista achrantella is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in Saskatchewan and Colorado.[1]
The length of the forewings is 4.2-5.7 mm. The costa in basal 1/6 of the forewing is brownish grey, otherwise it is unicolorous silky while. The hindwings are translucent light grey and the underside of the wings is grey.
Etymology
The species name is a artificial combination of letters.
References
- ↑ Kaila, L. 1997. A revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista s. l. II. The argentella group (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae). Acta Zoologica Fennica 206: 1-93.
 |
Wikispecies has information related to: Elachista achrantella |
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elachista achrantella. |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.