Elachista laquaeorum

Elachista laquaeorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. laquaeorum
Binomial name
Elachista laquaeorum
(Dugdale, 1971)
Synonyms
  • Cosmiotes laquaeorum Dugdale, 1971

Elachista laquaeorum is a species of moth in the family Elachistidae.[1] It was described by John S. Dugdale in 1971.[2] It is found on the Snares Islands south of New Zealand.[3]

The wingspan is 6.4-6.6 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellow fawn with two brown or blackish-brown longitudinal stripes. The hindwings are clothed in yellow-fawn scales.[4]

References

  1. Kaila, LaurI. (April 1999). "Phylogeny and classification of the Elachistidae s.s. (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Systematic Entomology. 24 (2): 139–169. doi:10.1046/J.1365-3113.1999.00069.X. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cosmiotes laquaeorum". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Elachista laquaeorum (Dugdale, 1971)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  4. Pacific Insects Monograph. 27: 80


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