Elachista megagnathos
| Elachista megagnathos | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. megagnathos |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista megagnathos Sruoga, 1990[1] | |
Elachista megagnathos is a moth of the Elachistidae family that is found in Russia (the Russian Far East and the southern Ural Mountains).[2][3]
The length of the forewings is 2.6–2.9 millimetres (0.10–0.11 in) for males. The head and thorax are shining silvery grey-brown. The forewing ground colour is blackish brown with a bronze lustre and silvery marks with goldish lustre. The hindwings are brown.[4]
Adults have been recorded in July in the Russian Far East.
References
- ↑ "Elachista (Elachista) megagnathos Sruoga, 1990". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
- ↑ Kaila, L., Nupponen, K., Junnilainen, J., Nupponen, T., Kaitila, J.-P. & Olschwang (2003). "Contribution to the fauna of Elachistidae (Lepidoptera) of the Southern Ural Mountains". Entomol. Fennica. pp. 65–90.
- ↑ Elachista at funet
- ↑ Seven new species of Elachistidae (Lepidoptera) from the USSR
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