Elachista nucula

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

Elachista nucula is a moth of the Elachistidae family that is found in Colorado and Utah.[1]

The length of the forewings is 5–5.1 millimetres (0.20–0.20 in). The ground colour of the forewings is white with a few greyish brown scales forming an indistinct spot in the middle of the wing at the fold and another at 2/3 of the wing. The hindwings are light yellowish grey and translucent. The underside of the wings is brownish grey.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin nucula (meaning kernel).

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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