Elachista acutella

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Elachista acutella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. acutella
Binomial name
Elachista acutella
Kaila, 2003 [1]

Elachista acutella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Russia (the Southern Ural Mountains). [2]

The wingspan is 9.5–10.3 mm. The forewings are bluish white, with the basal 1/5 of the costa dark grey. There is a small brown spot in the middle of the wing at the fold and another similar spot at the distal 1/4 of the wing. The hindwings are bluish grey, with the fringe scales basally ochrous grey and distally bluish white. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) acutella Kaila, 2003". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  2. ↑ Lepiforum.de
  3. ↑ Kaila, L., Nupponen, K., Junnilainen, J., Nupponen, T., Kaitila, J.-P. & Olschwang, V. 2003: Contribution to the fauna of Elachistidae (Lepidoptera) of the Southern Ural Mountains. - Entomol. Fennica 14: 65–90.


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