Elachista anagna

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Elachista anagna
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. anagna
Binomial name
Elachista anagna
Kaila, 1997

Elachista anagna is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States in Arizona and Colorado.[1]

The length of the forewings is 4–4.9 mm. The costa in the basal third of the forewing is dark gray. The ground color is grayish white with an ocherous tinge, especially in the distal half. The hindwings are dark brownish gray. The underside of the wings is dark brownish gray.

Etymology[]

The species name is an artificial combination of letters.

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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