Elachista virgatula

Elachista virgatula
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. virgatula
Binomial name
	Elachista virgatula; Kaila, 1997
Synonyms
	Phigalia albella Chambers, 1875 (not Elachista albella (Chambers, 1877)); Elachista albella;

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

The species name is derived from Latin virgatula (meaning striped).

^ 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}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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