Elachista cretula

Elachista cretula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. cretula
Binomial name
	Elachista cretula; Kaila, 2011

Elachista cretula is a moth species in the Elachistidae family. It was described by Kaila in 2011.^[1] It is found in Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.

The wingspan is 10.5–11.5 mm. The forewings are creamy white, suffused with pale grey and brown scales and the basal third of the costa is narrowly grey. The hindwings are grey, with paler yellowish grey fringe scales.^[2]

References

^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.^{[failed verification]}
^ On species related to Elachista pollutella Duponchel (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae), with descriptions of four new Palaearctic species

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[1] Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.^{[failed verification]}

[2] On species related to Elachista pollutella Duponchel (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae), with descriptions of four new Palaearctic species

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