Elachista pallens

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

Elachista pallens is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in Turkmenistan.

The length of the forewings is about 2.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish to creamy white with some yellowish-brown scales.[1] Adults have been recorded from mid-April to mid-August. There are probably two generations per year.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Seven new species of Elachistidae (Lepidoptera) from the USSR
  2. ↑ Contribution to the knowledge of Central Asiatic Microlepidoptera with Description of New Species


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