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

Elachista aphyodes is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Utah, United States.[1]

The length of the forewings is 5.9 mm. The forewings are relatively broad. The basal quarter of the costa is gray. The wing is otherwise white. The hindwings are gray and the underside of the wings is also gray.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Greek aphyodes (meaning whitish).

References

  1. 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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