Elachista orestella
| Elachista orestella | |
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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. orestella
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| Binomial name | |
| Elachista orestella | |
Elachista orestella is a moth of the family Elachistidae.[2][3] It is found in North America in Alberta, Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, Yukon, Alaska, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.[3]
The length of the forewings is 3.1–5.7 mm.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Busck, A. (1908). "Descriptions of some new microlepidoptera from Pennsylvania" (PDF). The Canadian Entomologist. 40 (6): 193–196. doi:10.4039/Ent40193-6. S2CID 87095409.
- ^ a b "Species Elachista orestella". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ a b Kaila, L. (1997). "A revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista s. l. II. The argentella group (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae)". Acta Zoologica Fennica. 206: 1–93.
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