Elachista pusilla

Elachista pusilla
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. pusilla
Binomial name
Elachista pusilla
Frey & Boll, 1876

Elachista pusilla is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas.[1]

The forewings are blackish grey with a double, crescent-shaped, outwardly convex transverse white band, as well as a similar but moderately broad transverse band. Darker, blackish scales form an indistinct spot toward the apex. The hindwings are grey.[2]

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