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Elachista apina

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Elachista apina
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E. apina
Binomial name
Elachista apina
Kaila, 1997

Elachista apina is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in North America in British Columbia, Oregon and Washington.[1]

The length of the forewings is 4.8–5.7 millimetres (0.19–0.22 in). The costa in the basal eighth of the forewings is greyish brown. The wing is otherwise unicolorous white. The hindwings are white and the underside of the wings is silky light grey.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Greek apines (meaning clean).

References

  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)