Elachista maculoscella

Elachista maculoscella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. maculoscella
Binomial name
Elachista maculoscella
(Clemens, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Cosmiotes maculoscella Clemens, 1860
  • Elachista unifasciella Chambers, 1875
  • Elachista nitidiuscula Braun, 1948

Elachista maculoscella is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Manitoba, Ontario, Massachusetts, Ohio and Pennsylvania.[1]

The wingspan is 6.5-7 mm. The forewings are dark bronzy brown with silvery white or faintly golden tinged markings. There is a silvery patch at the base of the wing, as well as a silvery fascia before the middle and a triangular silvery spot at the tornus. The hindwings are brownish grey, faintly bronzy.[2] Adults are have been recorded on wing in July.

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