Elachista dasycara

Elachista dasycara
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. dasycara
Binomial name
Elachista dasycara
Kaila, 1999[1]
Synonyms
  • Eurynome albella Chambers, 1877 (preocc.)
  • Hemiprosopa albella
  • Philonome albella

Elachista dasycara is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is in North America, including Colorado, Alberta[2] and Saskatchewan.

The wingspan is 9.5-10.5 mm. The forewings are white, with a few pale ocherous scales forming a faint spot at the middle of the fold. A second spot is located at the end of the fold, and a smaller spot at the end of the cell. The apex of the wing is tinged with ocherous. The hindwings are shining white.[3]

References

  1. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ↑ BOLD Systems
  3. ↑ Memoirs of the American Entomological Society


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