Elachista ossuaria

Elachista ossuaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. ossuaria
Binomial name
Elachista ossuaria
Kaila, 1997[1]

Elachista ossuaria is a moth of the family Elachistidae first described from Alberta (Canada)[1][2] and also known from Arizona, Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming (the United States).[3]

The length of the forewings is 4.9–6 millimetres (0.19–0.24 in) and the forewing costa in the basal 1/6 is grey.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Elachista Treitschke, 1833". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  3. ^ "59a1368 – 1099.4 Elachista ossuaria Kaila, 1997". Digital Guide to Moth Identification. Moth Photographers Group, Mississippi Entomological Museum. Retrieved 24 November 2024.


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