Elachista spatiosa

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Elachista spatiosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. spatiosa
Binomial name
Elachista spatiosa
Braun, 1948

Elachista spatiosa is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in California.[1]

The length of the forewings is 5.7 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white, weakly powdered with ochreous scales, particularly in the middle of the wing at the fold where they form an indistinct elongate spot. The hindwings are white and the underside of the wings is light grey.

References

  1. 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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