Elachista epimicta
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. epimicta
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Elachista epimicta is a moth of the family Elachistidae.[1][2][3][4] It is widely distributed in the interior of North America, with records from Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan in Canada, and Colorado, Illinois, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming in the United States.[1][2][3]
The length of the forewings is 4.6–7.1 millimetres (0.18–0.28 in).[2][4] They mine grasses.[4][5] The species overwinters in the larval form.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "591395 – 1081 – Elachista epimicta Braun, 1948". Digital Guide to Moth Identification. Moth Photographers Group, Mississippi Entomological Museum. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Elachista Treitschke, 1833". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ a b c "Species Elachista epimicta - Hodges#1081". Bug Guide. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Family Elachistidae". MicroLeps.