Elachista loriella
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Elachista loriella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. loriella
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Binomial name | |
Elachista loriella Kaila, 1997
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Elachista loriella is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Arizona.[1]
The length of the forewings is 3โ4.6 millimetres (0.12โ0.18 in). The forewings are narrow. The ground colour is light grey, sparsely powdered with darker tips of scales that vary from light brownish grey to nearly blackish, particularly along the costal and distal margins.
Etymology
The species is named for Mrs. Lori Ortiz to honour her contribution in the kitchen of the Southwestern Research Station in Portal, Arizona.
References
- ^ Kaila, L. (1997). "A revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista s. l. II. The argentella group (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae)". 206. Acta Zoologica Fennica: 1โ93.
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