Elachista hololeuca
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| Elachista hololeuca | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. hololeuca |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista hololeuca Braun, 1948 | |
Elachista hololeuca is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in British Columbia, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming.[1]
The length of the forewings is 5.1 millimetres (0.20 in). The basal 1/4 of the costa of the forewings is grey. The ground colour is white, sometimes with a creamy tinge, occasionally dusted with light grey scales. The hindwings are grey. The underside of the forewings is dark grey and the underside of the hindwings is lighter grey.
References
- ↑ Kaila, L. (1997). A revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista s. l. II. The argentella group (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae) 206. Acta Zoologica Fennica. pp. 1–93.
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