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Elachista agilis

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Elachista agilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. agilis
Binomial name
Elachista agilis
Braun, 1921[1]

Elachista agilis is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Canada, where it has been recorded from Alberta[2] and Montana.[3]

The wingspan is about 7 mm. The forewings are dark brown, somewhat shining, with metallic silvery or golden markings. The hindwings are brownish grey.[4]

References

  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ Annotated List of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada
  3. ^ Memoirs of the American Entomological Society
  4. ^ Two Weeks Collecting in Glacier National Park; Annette F. Braun; Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia; Vol. 73, No. 1 (1921), pp. 1-23


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