Elachista amseli

Elachista amseli
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. amseli
Binomial name
Elachista amseli
(Parenti, 1981)
Synonyms
  • Cosmiotes amseli Parenti, 1981
  • Cosmiotes kopetdagica Sruoga, 1990
  • Elachista kopetdagica

Elachista amseli is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in Afghanistan, southern Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.[1]

The wingspan is 6.5–7 millimetres (0.26–0.28 in). The forewings are grey-brown to blackish brown, slightly mottled by a whitish base of scales. The hindwings are greyish brown. Adults have been recorded from late May to mid August.

References

  1. "Contribution to the knowledge of Central Asiatic Microlepidoptera with Description of New Species" (PDF). 1998. ISSN 1392-1657.


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