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Elachista demogenes is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1897. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia.

The wingspan is 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in). The forewings are pale grey, irrorated with dark fuscous, sometimes with a suffusion of black irroration towards the dorsum anteriorly and toward the costa posteriorly. The plical and second discal stigmata are black. The hindwings are grey.

Taxonomy

The species was described in the family Elachistidae, but was excluded from this family in a later study.

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Elachistidae unplaced species demogenes​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
2. Markku Savela, ed. (9 May 2023). "Elachista". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
3. Meyrick, Edward (1897). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 22 (2). Sydney: Linnean Society of New South Wales: 397–435. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
4. Kaila, Lauri (2011-06-07). Elachistine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae). Csiro Publishing. ISBN 978-0-643-10305-4.

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