Biology:Elachista demogenes
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Species: | E. demogenes
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| Elachista demogenes Meyrick, 1897
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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]
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
The species was described in the family Elachistidae, but was excluded from this family in a later study.[4]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Elachistidae unplaced species demogenes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=121548.
- ↑ Markku Savela, ed (9 May 2023). "Elachista". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/elachistidae/elachistinae/elachista/.
- ↑ Meyrick, Edward (1897). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Sydney: Linnean Society of New South Wales) 22 (2): 397–435. https://archive.org/details/proceedingsoflin22linn/page/336/mode/1up?view=theater.
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- ↑ Kaila, Lauri (2011-06-07) (in en). Elachistine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae). Csiro Publishing. ISBN 978-0-643-10305-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=flsAVRnbaA4C&q=Elachista%2520argopis&pg=PA251.
Wikidata ☰ Q13603684 entry
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