Elachista gibbera

Elachista gibbera
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. gibbera
Binomial name
	Elachista gibbera; Kaila, 2003

Elachista gibbera is a moth of the family Elachistidae that can be found in Russia (the Cheliabinsk district in the southern Ural Mountains).

The wingspan is 9.9–11.7 mm. The forewing ground colour is creamy white, densely suffused with dark grey tipped scales. The hindwings are grey with an ochreous grey fringe.^[1]

References

^ Kaila, L., Nupponen, K., Junnilainen, J., Nupponen, T., Kaitila, J.-P. & Olschwang, V. 2003: Contribution to the fauna of Elachistidae (Lepidoptera) of the Southern Ural Mountains. - Entomol. Fennica 14: 65–90.

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[1] Kaila, L., Nupponen, K., Junnilainen, J., Nupponen, T., Kaitila, J.-P. & Olschwang, V. 2003: Contribution to the fauna of Elachistidae (Lepidoptera) of the Southern Ural Mountains. - Entomol. Fennica 14: 65–90.

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