Elachista maritimella

Elachista maritimella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. maritimella
Binomial name
Elachista maritimella

Elachista maritimella is a moth of the family Elachistidae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1942. It is found in Canada, where it has been recorded from New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Saskatchewan and Alberta.[1] The habitat consists of salt coastal meadows and vegetation bordering roads.

The wingspan is 9–10 mm.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ Memoirs of the American Entomological Society
  3. ^ "Species Page - Elachista maritimella". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Archived from the original on November 3, 2019.


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