Elachista staintonella
| Elachista staintonella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukarya |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. staintonella |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista staintonella Chambers, 1878 | |
Elachista staintonella is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas.[1]
The forewing are pale ocherous, with brownish dusting and an irregular angulated creamy white fascia before the middle, as well as a faintly defined narrower acutely angulated fascia at two-thirds. The basal third of the wing is ocherous. The hindwings are yellowish white, with fuscous dusting.[2]
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