Elachista acutella

Elachista acutella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. acutella
Binomial name
Elachista acutella
Kaila, 2003[1]

Elachista acutella is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in Russia (the Southern Ural Mountains).[2]

The wingspan is 9.5–10.3 mm. The forewings are bluish white, with the basal 1/5 of the costa dark grey. There is a small brown spot in the middle of the wing at the fold and another similar spot at the distal 1/4 of the wing. The hindwings are bluish grey, with the fringe scales basally ochrous grey and distally bluish white.[3]

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