Elachista patriodoxa

Elachista patriodoxa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. patriodoxa
Binomial name
Elachista patriodoxa
Meyrick, 1932

Elachista patriodoxa is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in North America in Ontario and New Hampshire.[1]

The length of the forewings is 4.8 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is dark grey, with a weak purplish sheen. The hindwings and underside of the wings is grey.

References

  1. Kaila, L. 1997. A revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista s. l. II. The argentella group (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae). Acta Zoologica Fennica 206: 1-93.
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