Elachista arduella

Elachista arduella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. arduella
Binomial name
Elachista arduella
Kaila, 2003[1]

Elachista arduella is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in Russia (the Southern Ural Mountains).

The wingspan is about 7.6 mm. The forewing ground colour is creamy white, with irregular patches formed of brownish grey tipped scales. The hindwings are translucent, pale bluish grey with a pale ochreous grey fringe.[2]

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