Elachista louisella
| Elachista louisella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. louisella |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista louisella Kaila, 1997 | |
Elachista louisella is a moth of the Elachistidae family that is found in California.[1]
The length of the forewings is 5 millimetres (0.20 in). The forewings are dirty white, dusted with pale brown scales especially broadly along the costa and in the tornal area. The hindwings are light grey and the underside of the wings is grey.
Etymology
The species name is an artificial combination of letters.
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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