Elachista phalaridis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. phalaridis
Binomial name
Elachista phalaridis
Parenti, 1983

Elachista phalaridis is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Parenti in 1983.[1] It is found in Japan (Honshu).

The length of the forewings is 3.6-3.8 mm for males and 3.8-4.2 mm for females. The forewings are black-brownish, with silver-whitish markings.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Japanese Elachista studied by Parenti (1983) (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae): The Subgenus Aphelosetia and the Gleichenella-, Tetragonella-, and Bifasciella-Groups


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