Elachista virgatula

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Elachista virgatula
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. virgatula
Binomial name
Elachista virgatula
Kaila, 1997
Synonyms
  • Phigalia albellaChambers, 1875 (not Elachista albella(Chambers, 1877))
  • Elachista albella

Elachista virgatula is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. [1]

The length of the forewings is 4.5–6.9 millimetres (0.18–0.27 in).

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin virgatula (meaning striped).

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References

  1. Kaila, L (1997). "A revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista s. l. II. The argentella group (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae)". 206. Acta Zoologica Fennica: 1–93.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)