Elachista metallifera

Elachista metallifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. metallifera
Binomial name
Elachista metallifera
Lower, 1908

Elachista metallifera is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It was described by Lower in 1908.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]

Taxonomy

The name metallifera is preoccupied by Mompha metallifera, described by Walsingham in 1882. Furthermore, the identity of this species is uncertain, because the holotype is lost.[3]

References

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