Elachista perniva is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America in Saskatchewan, Colorado and Wyoming.[1]
| Elachista perniva | |
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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. perniva
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| Binomial name | |
| Elachista perniva Kaila, 1997
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The length of the forewings is 4.8–5.5 millimetres (0.19–0.22 in). The costa in the basal fifth of the forewing is grey. The wing is otherwise snow-white. The hindwing varies in colour from light grey to dark brownish grey. The underside of the wings is dark grey.
Etymology edit
The species name is derived from Latin per- and niveus (meaning very snowy).
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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