Elachista helia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. helia |
Binomial name | |
Elachista helia Kaila & Sruoga, 2014 | |
Elachista helia is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Lauri Kaila and Sruoga in 2014.[1] It is found only on Rhodes in Greece.
The length of the forewings is 3โ3.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings consists of basally pale and distally grey scales forming a mottled appearance. Along the fold, they are pale grey and there is a longitudinal streak extending to two-thirds of the wing length.[2]
References
- โ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
- โ Definition of the Elachista puplesisi Sruoga complex (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Elachistidae), with description of a new species
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