Elachista maculoscella
| Elachista maculoscella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukarya |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. maculoscella |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista maculoscella (Clemens, 1860) | |
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Elachista maculoscella is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Manitoba, Ontario, Massachusetts, Ohio and Pennsylvania.[1]
The wingspan is 6.5–7 mm. The forewings are dark bronzy brown with silvery white or faintly golden tinged markings. There is a silvery patch at the base of the wing, as well as a silvery fascia before the middle and a triangular silvery spot at the tornus. The hindwings are brownish grey, faintly bronzy.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing in July.
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