Elachista virgatula

Elachista virgatula
Scientific classification
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;

Last updated November 25, 2024

Elachista virgatula is a moth of the family Elachistidae.^[1]^[2]^[3] It was introduced as a replacement name for the preoccupied Elachista albella (Chambers, 1875) (=Phigalia albella Chambers, 1875).^[1]^[2] It occurs in the interior of North America,^[1]^[2] with records from Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan in Canada and from Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming in the United States.^[3]

The length of the forewings is 4.5–6.9 millimetres (0.18–0.27 in).^[1]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin virgatula (meaning striped).^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 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.
1 2 3 Savela, Markku. "Elachista Treitschke, 1833". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
1 2 "591397 – 1088 – Elachista virgatula Kaila, 1997". Digital Guide to Moth Identification. Moth Photographers Group, Mississippi Entomological Museum. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

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[Kaila_1997-1] 1 2 3 4 5 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.

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

[mothphotographersgroup-3] 1 2 "591397 – 1088 – Elachista virgatula Kaila, 1997". Digital Guide to Moth Identification. Moth Photographers Group, Mississippi Entomological Museum. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

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