Elachista aphyodes

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

Elachista aphyodes is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Utah, United States.^[1]

The length of the forewings is 5.9 mm. The forewings are relatively broad. The basal quarter of the costa is gray. The wing is otherwise white. The hindwings are gray and the underside of the wings is also gray.

Etymology[]

The species name is derived from Greek aphyodes (meaning whitish).

References[]

^ 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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[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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