Elachista amseli

Elachista amseli
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. amseli
Binomial name
Elachista amseli
(Parenti, 1981)
Synonyms
  • Cosmiotes amseli Parenti, 1981
  • Cosmiotes kopetdagica Sruoga, 1990
  • Elachista kopetdagica

Elachista amseli is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in Afghanistan, southern Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.[1]

The wingspan is 6.5–7 millimetres (0.26–0.28 in). The forewings are grey-brown to blackish brown, slightly mottled by a whitish base of scales. The hindwings are greyish brown. Adults have been recorded from late May to mid August.

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