Elachista pumila

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Elachista pumila
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. pumila
Binomial name
Elachista pumila
(Dugdale, 1971)
Synonyms [1]
  • Irenicodes pumilaDugdale, 1971

Elachista pumila is a species of moth in the family Elachistidae. [2] It was described by John S. Dugdale in 1971. [3] [1] This species is endemic to New Zealand, [4] and can be found on Auckland Island. [1] [5]

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References

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  2. Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 458. ISBN   978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC   973607714. OL   25288394M. Wikidata   Q45922947.
  3. Dugdale, J.S. (1971). "Entomology of the Aucklands and other islands south of New Zealand: Lepidoptera, excluding non-crambine Pyralidae". Pacific Insects Monograph. 27: 55–172.
  4. "Elachista pumila (Dugdaleb, 1971)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  5. "Elachista". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2018-02-11.