Elachista sabulella

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

Elachista sabulella is a moth of the family Elachistidae which is indigenous to California.^[1] The name of the species is derived from the Latin sabulum, meaning gravel or sand.

The length of its forewings is 6 millimetres (0.24 in), and they are rather narrow and elongated, light grey in color, and densely dusted with brownish grey tips of scales. The hindwings are grey and the underside of the wings is also grey.

References[]

^ Kaila, L. (1997). "A revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista s. l. II. The argentella group (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae)". 206. Acta Zoologica Fennica: 1–93. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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[1] Kaila, L. (1997). "A revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista s. l. II. The argentella group (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae)". 206. Acta Zoologica Fennica: 1–93. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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