Elachista louisella

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

Elachista louisella is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in California.[1]

The length of the forewings is 5 millimetres (0.20 in). The forewings are dirty white, dusted with pale brown scales especially broadly along the costa and in the tornal area. The hindwings are light grey and the underside of the wings is grey.

Etymology

The species name is an artificial combination of letters.

gollark: Apiotimaohazards, which act according to rules of honour.

gollark: Apiodorohazards, which give gifts.

gollark: And apiophilohazards, which are friendly.

gollark: Oh, maybe apiomachohazards, which fight you.

gollark: But the apiopistohazards could work similarly, but with apiotheohazard-granted powers.

References

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 requires |journal= (help)

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[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 requires |journal= (help)