Elachista adempta
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. adempta
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Binomial name | |
Elachista adempta Braun, 1948
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Elachista adempta is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming.[1]
The length of the forewings is 4–6.3 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white, usually with a brownish spot in the middle of the wing at the fold and another similar spot at two-thirds of the wing. The hindwings are whitish to light grey and the underside of the wings is grey.
References
- ^ Kaila, L. 1997. A revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista s. l. II. The argentella group (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae). Acta Zoologica Fennica 206: 1–93.
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