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Elachista virgatula
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. virgatula
Binomial name
Elachista virgatula Kaila, 1997
Synonyms
Phigalia albella Chambers, 1875 (not Elachista albella (Chambers, 1877)) Elachista albella

Elachista virgatula is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It was introduced as a replacement name for the preoccupied Elachista albella (Chambers, 1875) (=Phigalia albella Chambers, 1875). It occurs in the interior of North America, with records from Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan in Canada and from Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming in the United States.

The length of the forewings is 4.5–6.9 millimetres (0.18–0.27 in).

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin virgatula (meaning striped).

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. ^ "591397 – 1088 – Elachista virgatula Kaila, 1997". Digital Guide to Moth Identification. Moth Photographers Group, Mississippi Entomological Museum. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

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