Elachista arena
Elachista arena is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Nevada.[1]
| Elachista arena | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. arena |
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| Elachista arena Kaila, 1997 | |
The length of the forewings is 5.6 millimetres (0.22 in). The forewings are narrow. The ground colour is white, powdered with dark grey scales especially along the costa and the dorsal margin, and with four irregular dark grey stripes. The hindwings are grey and translucent and the underside of the wings is grey.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin arena (meaning sand).
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
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