Elachista demogenes is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1897.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia.[2]
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| Species: | E. demogenes
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| Elachista demogenes Meyrick, 1897
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The wingspan is 7–8 mm. 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.[3]: 336
Taxonomy edit
The species was described in the family Elachistidae, but was excluded from this family in a later study.[4]
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ Markku Savela, ed. (9 May 2023). "Elachista". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kaila, Lauri (2011-06-07). Elachistine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae). Csiro Publishing. ISBN 978-0-643-10305-4.
