Elachista fuliginea
| Elachista fuliginea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukarya |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. fuliginea |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista fuliginea Braun, 1948 | |
Elachista fuliginea is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Massachusetts and southern Ontario.[1]
The wingspan is 9-10 mm for males and about 10 mm for females. The forewings are sooty black with a faint purple tinge before the fascia and slightly irrorated (speckled) beyond the fascia which is lustrous white. The hindwings are dark grey, irrorated with black.[2] Adults are have been recorded on wing in July.
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