Biology:Elachista laquaeorum
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Short description: Species of moth
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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. laquaeorum
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| Elachista laquaeorum (Dugdale, 1971)
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Elachista laquaeorum is a species of moth in the family Elachistidae.[1] It was described by John S. Dugdale in 1971.[2] It is found on the Snares Islands south of New Zealand.[3]
The wingspan is 6.4-6.6 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellow fawn with two brown or blackish-brown longitudinal stripes. The hindwings are clothed in yellow-fawn scales.[4]
References
- ↑ Kaila, LaurI. (April 1999). "Phylogeny and classification of the Elachistidae s.s. (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Systematic Entomology 24 (2): 139–169. doi:10.1046/J.1365-3113.1999.00069.X.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Cosmiotes laquaeorum". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=121421.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Elachista laquaeorum (Dugdale, 1971)". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/elachistidae/elachistinae/elachista/#laquaeorum.
- ↑ Pacific Insects Monograph. 27: 80
Wikidata ☰ Q20686685 entry
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