Elachista acenteta
Elachista acenteta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. acenteta |
Binomial name | |
Elachista acenteta Braun, 1948 | |
Elachista acenteta is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Colorado and Nebraska.[1]
The length of the forewings is 4.5-6.2 mm. The basal 1/5 of the costa of the forewings is grey. The ground colour is snow-white. The hindwings vary in colour from dark to light grey. The underside of the wings is grey.
References
- ↑ 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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