Elachista dissona

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Elachista dissona
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. dissona
Binomial name
Elachista dissona
Kaila, 1997 [1]

Elachista dissona is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Colorado. [1] [2]

The length of the forewings is 5.3–6.9 millimetres (0.21–0.27 in). [1]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin dissonus (meaning discordant or different). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Elachista Treitschke, 1833". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 24 November 2024.