Elachista orestella

Elachista orestella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. orestella
Binomial name
Elachista orestella
Busck, 1908[1]

Elachista orestella is a moth of the family Elachistidae.[2][3] It is found in North America in Alberta, Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, Yukon, Alaska, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.[3]

The length of the forewings is 3.1–5.7 mm.[2]

References

  1. ^ Busck, A. (1908). "Descriptions of some new microlepidoptera from Pennsylvania" (PDF). The Canadian Entomologist. 40 (6): 193–196. doi:10.4039/Ent40193-6. S2CID 87095409.
  2. ^ a b "Species Elachista orestella". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b 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.

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