Elachista texanica

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Elachista texanica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. texanica
Binomial name
Elachista texanica
Frey & Boll, 1876

Elachista texanica is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Texas. [1]

The forewings are dark brown, with scattered lighter yellow scales. There is an orange spot at the base of the dorsal margin and a second, large and ill-defined spot, occupying the apical part of the wing. The hindwings are brownish gray. [2]

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References

  1. Moth Photographers Group. "Elachista texanica – 1112". Mississippi Entomological Museum. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  2. Annette F. Braun (1948). Elachistidae of North America (Microleptidoptera). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society. Vol. 13. Philadelphia: American Entomological Society. p. 73.