Elachista cana

Elachista cana
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. cana
Binomial name
Elachista cana
Braun, 1920

Elachista cana is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, Colorado and Alberta.[1]

The wingspan is 8.5-9.5 mm. The forewing are dull white. The base of the costa is fuscous and the wing is slightly dusted with pale ocherous fuscous-tipped scales. The hindwings are pale gray.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing in June.

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