Elachista achrantella

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

Elachista achrantella is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in Saskatchewan and Colorado.[1]

The length of the forewings is 4.2-5.7 mm. The costa in basal 1/6 of the forewing is brownish grey, otherwise it is unicolorous silky while. The hindwings are translucent light grey and the underside of the wings is grey.

Etymology

The species name is an artificial combination of letters.

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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