Elachista laquaeorum
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. laquaeorum
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| Elachista laquaeorum (Dugdale, 1971)
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Elachista laquaeorum is a species of moth in the family Elachistidae.[1] It was described by John S. Dugdale in 1971.[2] It is found on the Snares Islands south of New Zealand.[3]
The wingspan is 6.4-6.6 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellow fawn with two brown or blackish-brown longitudinal stripes. The hindwings are clothed in yellow-fawn scales.[4]
References
- ^ Kaila, LaurI. (April 1999). "Phylogeny and classification of the Elachistidae s.s. (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Systematic Entomology. 24 (2): 139–169. doi:10.1046/J.1365-3113.1999.00069.X. S2CID 84263658.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cosmiotes laquaeorum". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Elachista laquaeorum (Dugdale, 1971)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ Pacific Insects Monograph. 27: 80