Elachista cornutifera

Elachista cornutifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. cornutifera
Binomial name
	Elachista cornutifera; (Sruoga, 1995)
Synonyms
	Cosmiotes cornutifera Sruoga, 1995;

Elachista cornutifera is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sruoga in 1995.[1] It is found in the Russian Far East.

The wingspan is 7.2-7.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewing is dark brown, mottled by the lighter basal parts of the scales. There are small blackish brown spots near the fold and there are indistinct white costal and tornal spots. The hindwings are brown.[2]

References

Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
Description of Cosmiotes cornutifera sp. n.

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[1] Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.

[2] Description of Cosmiotes cornutifera sp. n.