Elachista nucula is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Colorado and Utah.[1]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. nucula
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Binomial name | |
Elachista nucula Kaila, 1997
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The length of the forewings is 5–5.1 millimetres (0.20–0.20 in).
Etymology
editThe species name is derived from Latin nucula (meaning kernel).
References
edit- ^ Kaila, L. (1997). "A revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista s. l. II. The argentella group (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae)". 206. Acta Zoologica Fennica: 1–93.
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