Elachista chamaea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. chamaea
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Binomial name | |
Elachista chamaea |
Elachista chamaea is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Russia (the Southern Ural Mountains).
The wingspan is 9.3–10.8 mm. The forewings are brownish white, with the basal 1/4 of the costa dark grey. There is sometimes a brownish-grey spot in the middle of the wing at the fold, and another similar spot at the distal 1/4 of the wing. The hindwings are translucent, bluish grey and the fringe is ochreous white.[2]