Elachista orestella

Elachista orestella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. orestella
Binomial name
	Elachista orestella; Busck, 1908

Last updated January 10, 2024

Elachista orestella is a moth of the family Elachistidae.^[2]^[3] It is found in North America in Alberta, Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, Yukon, Alaska, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.^[3]

The length of the forewings is 3.1–5.7 mm.^[2]

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References

↑ Busck, A. (1908). "Descriptions of some new microlepidoptera from Pennsylvania" (PDF). The Canadian Entomologist. 40 (6): 193–196. doi:10.4039/Ent40193-6. S2CID 87095409.
1 2 "Species Elachista orestella". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
1 2 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.

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[Busck_1908-1] Busck, A. (1908). "Descriptions of some new microlepidoptera from Pennsylvania" (PDF). The Canadian Entomologist. 40 (6): 193–196. doi:10.4039/Ent40193-6. S2CID 87095409.

[BugGuide-2] 1 2 "Species Elachista orestella". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

[Kaila_1997-3] 1 2 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.

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