Elachista arena

Elachista arena is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Nevada.[1]

Elachista arena
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. arena
Binomial name
Elachista arena
Kaila, 1997

The length of the forewings is 5.6 millimetres (0.22 in).

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin arena (meaning sand).

References

  1. Kaila, L. (1997). "A revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista s. l. II. The argentella group (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae)". 206. Acta Zoologica Fennica: 1–93. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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