Elachista scobifera
| Elachista scobifera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. scobifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Elachista scobifera Kaila, 1997
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Elachista scobifera is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Arizona.[1]
The length of the forewings is 4–6.3 millimetres (0.16–0.25 in). The ground colour of the forewings is white. There are light grey scales along the veins and there is a weak cilia line of the same colour. The hindwings are whitish to light grey and the underside of the wings is grey.
Etymology[edit]
The species name is derived from Latin scobis and -fera (meaning bearing dust).
References[edit]
- ^ Kaila, L. (1997). "A revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista s. l. II. The argentella group (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae)". 206. Acta Zoologica Fennica: 1–93.
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