Biology:Elachista helia
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Short description: Species of moth
| Elachista helia | |
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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. helia
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| Binomial name | |
| Elachista helia Kaila & Sruoga, 2014
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Elachista helia is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Lauri Kaila and Sruoga in 2014.[1][failed verification] It is found only on Rhodes in Greece.
The length of the forewings is 3–3.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings consists of basally pale and distally grey scales forming a mottled appearance. Along the fold, they are pale grey and there is a longitudinal streak extending to two-thirds of the wing length.[2]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, George, ed (February 2005). "Scientific name search". Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/search/.
- ↑ Definition of the Elachista puplesisi Sruoga complex (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Elachistidae), with description of a new species
Wikidata ☰ Q17442490 entry
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