Elachista elksourensis
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| Elachista elksourensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. elksourensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista elksourensis Kaila, 2005 | |
Elachista elksourensis is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in the Atlas Mountains in Tunisia.
The length of the forewings is about 5 millimetres (0.20 in). The forewings are white, irregularly irrorated with black-tipped scales especially in median and distal area. The hindwings are grey with an ochreous white fringe.[1]
References
- ↑ Lauri Kaila (1992). "A review of Dibrachia Sinev & Sruoga, 1992, a subgenus of Elachista (Elachistidae: Elachistinae)" (PDF). University of Helsinki (Zoological Museum & Finnish Museum of Natural History) 28: 139–155.
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