Perittia cygnodiella

Perittia cygnodiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Perittia
Species:	P. cygnodiella
Binomial name
	Perittia cygnodiella; (Busck, 1921)[1]
Synonyms
	Aphelosetia cygnodiella Busck, 1921; Onceroptila cygnodiella; Perittia clarkei Traugott-Olsen, 1995;

Perittia cygnodiella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from British Columbia and Alberta through Washington to California.

The length of the forewings is 3.5-5.5 mm. The forewings are gray with an elongate dark spot in the middle of the wing. This spot is surrounded by bluish-white scales, forming an irregular light patch. The hindwings are gray, basally often lighter.[2]

References

mothphotographersgroup
Lauri Kaila (1995). "A revision of the North American Perittia (=Onceroptila), with first nearctic records of the genus Mendesia (Elachistidae)" (PDF). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 49 (3): 208–222.

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[1] thphotographersgroup

[2] Lauri Kaila (1995). "A revision of the North American Perittia (=Onceroptila), with first nearctic records of the genus Mendesia (Elachistidae)" (PDF). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 49 (3): 208–222.