Perittia eremonoma

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Perittia eremonoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Elachistidae
Genus:
Perittia
Species:
P. eremonoma
Binomial name
Perittia eremonoma
(Braun, 1948) [1]
Synonyms
  • Onceroptila eremonomaBraun, 1948
  • Annettenia eremonoma

Perittia eremonoma is a moth of the family Elachistidae described by Annette Frances Braun in 1948. It is found in the United States from Oregon, Utah, Nebraska and Colorado to California.

The length of the forewings is 4-4.5 mm. The forewings are whitish, densely mottled with dark gray tips of scales. The hindwings and underside of the wings are gray. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "421359.00 – 1078 – Annettenia eremonoma – (Braun, 1948)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  2. ↑ Lauri Kaila (1995). "A revision of the North American Perittia (=Onceroptila), with first nearctic records of the genus Mendesia (Elachistidae)" (PDF). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 49 (3): 208–222.[ permanent dead link ]


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