Elachista ossuaria

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Elachista ossuaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. ossuaria
Binomial name
Elachista ossuaria
Kaila, 1997

Elachista ossuaria is a moth of the Elachistidae family that is found in Alberta, Yukon, Arizona, Colorado, Montana and Wyoming.[1]

The length of the forewings is 4.9–6 millimetres (0.19–0.24 in). The forewing costa in the basal 1/6 is grey. The ground colour is unicolorous yellowish-white. The hindwings are light grey, while the underside of the wings is grey.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin ossuarius (meaning of bone).

References

  1. 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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