| Elachista nuraghella | |
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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. nuraghella |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista nuraghella Amsel, 1951 | |
Elachista nuraghella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia, Sicily, Malta and in France, Italy, and Austria. It is also found in Algeria and Tunisia. Records from Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey refer to Elachista grotenfelti.
Adults are a single colour, white or creamy white, with variably paler or darker grey hindwings.
The larvae feed on Dasypyrum villosum.
References
- Fauna Europaea
- Kaila, L. & Mutanen, M., 2012: DNA barcoding and morphology support the division of Elachista nuraghella sensu auctorum (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Elachistinae) into two vicariant species, Zootaxa 3343: 57–68.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Elachista nuraghella |
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