Elachista archaeonoma
Elachista archaeonoma is a species of moth in the family Elachistidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1889.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[3][4]
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The wingspan is 6–8 mm. The forewings are dark grey, irrorated with whitish. The hindwings are grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in December and January.[5]
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- Kaila, Lauri (April 1999). "Phylogeny and classification of the Elachistidae s.s. (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Systematic Entomology. 24 (2): 139–169. doi:10.1046/j.1365-3113.1999.00069.x. ISSN 0307-6970.
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Elachista archaeonoma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018. Note: This source has 1888 as the year of description.
- Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 458. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
- "Elachista". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
- Meyrick, Edward (May 1889). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 21: 154–188 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- "Elachista archaeonoma (Meyrick, 1889) Herbivore Report". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
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