Elachista adempta

Elachista adempta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. adempta
Binomial name
Elachista adempta
Braun, 1948
Synonyms
  • Laverna albella Chambers, 1875 (preoccupied by Phigalia albella Chambers, 1875)

Elachista adempta is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming.[1]

The length of the forewings is 4-6.3 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white, usually with a brownish spot in the middle of the wing at the fold and another similar spot at 2/3 of the wing. The hindwings are whitish to light grey and the underside of the wings is 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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