| Elachista acenteta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. acenteta |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista acenteta Braun, 1948 | |
Elachista acenteta is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America in Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Colorado and Nebraska.[1]
The length of the forewings is 4.5–6.2 mm. The basal fifth of the costa of the forewings is grey. The ground colour is snow-white. The hindwings vary in colour from dark to light grey. The underside of the wings is grey.
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- ↑ 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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