Elachista virgatula
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. virgatula
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Binomial name | |
Elachista virgatula Kaila, 1997
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Elachista virgatula is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming.[1]
The length of the forewings is 4.5–6.9 millimetres (0.18–0.27 in).
Etymology
[edit]The species name is derived from Latin virgatula (meaning striped).
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
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