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Elachista symmorpha

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Elachista symmorpha
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E. symmorpha
Binomial name
Elachista symmorpha
Braun, 1948

Elachista symmorpha is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in California and Oregon.[1]

The length of the forewings is 5.5 mm. The costa in the basal 1/5 of the forewing is grey. The ground colour is white, irregularly dusted with dark brown tips of scales, forming an elongate spot in the middle of the wing at the fold. The hindwings are light grey and the underside of the wings is brownish grey.

References

  1. ^ Kaila, L. 1997. A revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista s. l. II. The argentella group (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae). Acta Zoologica Fennica 206: 1-93.