Elachista adempta
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| Elachista adempta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. adempta |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista adempta Braun, 1948 | |
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Elachista adempta is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming.[1]
The length of the forewings is 4-6.3 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white, usually with a brownish spot in the middle of the wing at the fold and another similar spot at 2/3 of the wing. The hindwings are whitish to light grey and the underside of the wings is grey.
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.
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