Elachista megagnathos | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. megagnathos |
Binomial name | |
Elachista megagnathos | |
Elachista megagnathos is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Russia (the Russian Far East and the southern Ural Mountains).[2][3]
The length of the forewings is 2.6–2.9 millimetres (0.10–0.11 in) for males. The head and thorax are shining silvery grey-brown. The forewing ground colour is blackish brown with a bronze lustre and silvery marks with goldish lustre. The hindwings are brown.[4]
Adults have been recorded in July in the Russian Far East.
References
- ↑ "Elachista (Elachista) megagnathos Sruoga, 1990". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
- ↑ Kaila, L.; Nupponen, K.; Junnilainen, J.; Nupponen, T.; Kaitila, J.-P. & Olschwang (2003). "Contribution to the fauna of Elachistidae (Lepidoptera) of the Southern Ural Mountains". Entomol. Fennica. pp. 65–90.
- ↑ "Elachista at funet". Archived from the original on 2008-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
- ↑ Seven new species of Elachistidae (Lepidoptera) from the USSR
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