Elachista spatiosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. spatiosa
Binomial name
Elachista spatiosa
Braun, 1948

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

The length of the forewings is 5.7 mm. The ground color of the forewings is white, weakly powdered with ocherous scales, particularly in the middle of the wing at the fold where they form an indistinct elongate spot. The hindwings are white and the underside of the wings is light gray.

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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