Elachista devexella

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

Elachista devexella is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in Russia (the Southern Ural Mountains).

The wingspan is about 7.3 mm. The forewing ground colour is grey, mottled with brownish tips of the scales. There is a small somewhat darker brown spot in the middle of the wing at the fold, which is inwardly and outwardly narrowly bound by white.^[2]

References

↑ "Elachista (Elachista) devexella Kaila, 2003". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
↑ 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 (Elachista) devexella Kaila, 2003". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.

[2] 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.