Elachista demogenes

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Elachista demogenes
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E. demogenes
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Elachista demogenes
Meyrick, 1897

Elachista demogenes is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1897. [1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia. [2]

The wingspan is 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in). The forewings are pale grey, irrorated with dark fuscous, sometimes with a suffusion of black irroration towards the dorsum anteriorly and toward the costa posteriorly. The plical and second discal stigmata are black. The hindwings are grey. [3] :336

Taxonomy

The species was described in the family Elachistidae, but was excluded from this family in a later study. [4]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Elachistidae unplaced species demogenes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. Markku Savela, ed. (9 May 2023). "Elachista". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  3. Meyrick, Edward (1897). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 22 (2). Sydney: Linnean Society of New South Wales: 397–435.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. Kaila, Lauri (2011-06-07). Elachistine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae). Csiro Publishing. ISBN   978-0-643-10305-4.