Elachista versicolora

Elachista versicolora
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. versicolora
Binomial name
Elachista versicolora
Kaila, 2007

Elachista versicolora is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in Russia (Transbaikalia).

The length of the forewings is 4.5–5.2 mm. The forewing costa is narrowly dark grey basally, the ground colour consisting of pale ochreous and darker tipped scales giving a weakly mottled appearance in pale specimens, while in darker specimens the ground colour appears greyish brown. The hindwing are grey.[1]

References

  1. Kaila, Lauri, 2007, Zootaxa 1629: 1-25.


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