Elachista perniva

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

Elachista perniva is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America in Saskatchewan, Colorado and Wyoming.[1]

The length of the forewings is 4.8–5.5 millimetres (0.19–0.22 in). The costa in the basal fifth of the forewing is grey. The wing is otherwise snow-white. The hindwing varies in colour from light grey to dark brownish grey. The underside of the wings is dark grey.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin per- and niveus (meaning very snowy).

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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)