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Elachista perniva

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Species of moth

Elachista perniva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. perniva
Binomial name
Elachista perniva
Kaila, 1997

Elachista perniva is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It was first described from Wyoming and is also known from Saskatchewan and Colorado (Canada and the United States).

The length of the forewings is 4.8–5.5 millimetres (0.19–0.22 in).

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin per- and niveus (meaning very snowy).

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Elachista Treitschke, 1833". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  3. "591396 – 1081.1 – Elachista perniva Kaila, 1997". Digital Guide to Moth Identification. Moth Photographers Group, Mississippi Entomological Museum. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Elachista perniva


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