Elachista texanica

Elachista texanica is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Texas.[1]

Elachista texanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. texanica
Binomial name
Elachista texanica
Frey & Boll, 1876

The forewings are dark brown, with scattered lighter yellow scales. There is an orange spot at the base of the dorsal margin and a second, large and ill-defined spot, occupying the apical part of the wing. The hindwings are brownish gray.[2]

References

  1. "Moth Photographers Group – Elachista texanica – 1112". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  2. American Entomological Society (1916). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society. Smithsonian Libraries. Philadelphia, American Entomological Society.


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