Elachista gerasmia

Elachista gerasmia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. gerasmia
Binomial name
	Elachista gerasmia; Meyrick, 1889
Synonyms
	Elachista egena Turner, 1923;

Elachista gerasmia is a moth of the Elachistidae family that is endemic to Australia^[1] and New Zealand.

The wingspan is 9–14 mm. The forewings are light grey or sometimes grey-whitish. There is a black dot on the fold in the middle, and an elongate black dot in the disc at two-thirds. The hindwings are grey.^[2]

References

^ Lauri Kaila. "Elachistine Moths of Australia: Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Elachistidae". Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. 11. CSIRO.
^ Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961; Volume 21, 1888

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[1] Lauri Kaila. "Elachistine Moths of Australia: Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Elachistidae". Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. 11. CSIRO.

[2] Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961; Volume 21, 1888

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