Elachista acutella

Elachista acutella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukarya
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. acutella
Binomial name
	Elachista acutella; Kaila, 2003[1]

Elachista acutella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Russia (the Southern Ural Mountains).[2]

The wingspan is 9.5–10.3 mm. The forewings are bluish white, with the basal 1/5 of the costa dark grey. There is a small brown spot in the middle of the wing at the fold and another similar spot at the distal 1/4 of the wing. The hindwings are bluish grey, with the fringe scales basally ochrous grey and distally bluish white.[3]

References

"Elachista (Aphelosetia) acutella Kaila, 2003". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
Lepiforum.de
Kaila, L., Nupponen, K., Junnilainen, J., Nupponen, T., Kaitila, J.-P. & Olschwang, V. 2003: Contribution to the fauna of Elachistidae (Lepidoptera) of the Southern Ural Mountains. - Entomol. Fennica 14: 65–90.

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[1] "Elachista (Aphelosetia) acutella Kaila, 2003". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.

[2] Lepiforum.de

[3] Kaila, L., Nupponen, K., Junnilainen, J., Nupponen, T., Kaitila, J.-P. & Olschwang, V. 2003: Contribution to the fauna of Elachistidae (Lepidoptera) of the Southern Ural Mountains. - Entomol. Fennica 14: 65–90.