Elachista virgatula

Elachista virgatula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. virgatula
Binomial name
	Elachista virgatula; Kaila, 1997
Synonyms
	Phigalia albella Chambers, 1875 (not Elachista albella (Chambers, 1877)); Elachista albella;

Elachista virgatula is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming.^[1]

The length of the forewings is 4.5–6.9 millimetres (0.18–0.27 in). The costa in the basal 1/6 of the forewing is dark brownish grey. The ground colour is white and to a variable extent and irregularly dusted with dark brown tips of scales. This dusting is often arranged as rows along the veins. The hindwings are light grey and translucent and the underside of the wings is light grey.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin virgatula (meaning striped).

References

^ Kaila, L (1997). "A revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista s. l. II. The argentella group (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae)". 206. Acta Zoologica Fennica: 1–93. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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[1] Kaila, L (1997). "A revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista s. l. II. The argentella group (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae)". 206. Acta Zoologica Fennica: 1–93. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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