Elachista perniva | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. perniva |
Binomial name | |
Elachista perniva Kaila, 1997 | |
Elachista perniva is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America in Saskatchewan, Colorado and Wyoming.[1]
The length of the forewings is 4.8–5.5 millimetres (0.19–0.22 in). The costa in the basal fifth of the forewing is grey. The wing is otherwise snow-white. The hindwing varies in colour from light grey to dark brownish grey. The underside of the wings is dark grey.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin per- and niveus (meaning very snowy).
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.
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