Elachista fuliginea
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| Species: | E. fuliginea
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| Elachista fuliginea Braun, 1948
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Elachista fuliginea is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Massachusetts and southern Ontario.[1]
The wingspan is 9–10 mm for males and about 10 mm for females. The forewings are sooty black with a faint purple tinge before the fascia and slightly irrorated (speckled) beyond the fascia which is lustrous white. The hindwings are dark grey, irrorated with black.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing in July.
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