Elachista megagnathos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. megagnathos
Binomial name
Elachista megagnathos
Sruoga, 1990[1]

Elachista megagnathos is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Russia (the Russian Far East and the southern Ural Mountains).[2][3]

The length of the forewings is 2.6–2.9 millimetres (0.10–0.11 in) for males. The head and thorax are shining silvery grey-brown. The forewing ground colour is blackish brown with a bronze lustre and silvery marks with goldish lustre. The hindwings are brown.[4]

Adults have been recorded in July in the Russian Far East.

References

  1. "Elachista (Elachista) megagnathos Sruoga, 1990". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  2. Kaila, L.; Nupponen, K.; Junnilainen, J.; Nupponen, T.; Kaitila, J.-P. & Olschwang (2003). "Contribution to the fauna of Elachistidae (Lepidoptera) of the Southern Ural Mountains". Entomol. Fennica. pp. 65–90.
  3. "Elachista at funet". Archived from the original on 2008-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
  4. Seven new species of Elachistidae (Lepidoptera) from the USSR


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