Elachista hiranoi

Elachista hiranoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. hiranoi
Binomial name
Elachista hiranoi
Sugisima, 2005

Elachista hiranoi is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It was described by Sugisima in 2005.[1] It is found in Japan (Kyushu, Honshu).

The length of the forewings is 3.5–4.3 mm for males and 3.4–4.1 mm for females. The forewings are blackish, with silvery markings. Adults have been recorded on wing in late June and early July, probably in one generation per year.

Etymology

The species is named for Mr Nagao Hirano, who provided specimens of this species to the author.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Japanese Elachista studied by Parenti (1983) (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae): The Subgenus Aphelosetia and the Gleichenella-, Tetragonella-, and Bifasciella-Groups


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