Elachista versicolora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. versicolora
Binomial name
Elachista versicolora
Kaila, 2007

Elachista versicolora is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Transbaikal, Russia.

The length of the forewings is 4.5โ€“5.2 mm. The forewing costa is narrowly dark grey basally, the ground colour consisting of pale ochreous and darker tipped scales giving a weakly mottled appearance in pale specimens, while in darker specimens the ground colour appears greyish brown. The hindwings are grey.[1]

References

  1. โ†‘ Kaila, Lauri (November 2007). "A taxonomic revision of the Elachista bedellella (Sircom) complex (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Elachistinae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1629: 1โ€“25. doi:10.5281/zenodo.179345. eISSN 1175-5334. ISSN 1175-5326.


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