Biology:Elachista maritimella
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Short description: Species of moth
| Elachista maritimella | |
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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. maritimella
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| Binomial name | |
| Elachista maritimella McDunnough, 1942
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Elachista maritimella is a moth of the family Elachistidae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1942. It is found in Canada , where it has been recorded from New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Saskatchewan and Alberta.[1] The habitat consists of salt coastal meadows and vegetation bordering roads.
The wingspan is 9–10 mm.[2] The forewings are variable in colouration, ranging from light yellow to patterned grey. There may be a white spot on the forewing costal region. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Memoirs of the American Entomological Society
- ↑ "Species Page - Elachista maritimella". University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. http://entomology.museums.ualberta.ca/searching_species_details.php?s=6290.
Wikidata ☰ Q13603795 entry
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