Elachista versicolora
Elachista versicolora is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Transbaikal, Russia.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. versicolora |
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| Elachista versicolora Kaila, 2007 | |
The length of the forewings is 4.5–5.2 mm. The forewing costa is narrowly dark grey basally, the ground colour consisting of pale ochreous and darker tipped scales giving a weakly mottled appearance in pale specimens, while in darker specimens the ground colour appears greyish brown. The hindwings are grey.[1]
References
- Kaila, Lauri (November 2007). "A taxonomic revision of the Elachista bedellella (Sircom) complex (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Elachistinae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1629: 1–25. doi:10.5281/zenodo.179345. eISSN 1175-5334. ISSN 1175-5326.
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