Biology:Perittia eremonoma

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Short description: Species of moth

Perittia eremonoma
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Perittia
Species:
P. eremonoma
Binomial name
Perittia eremonoma
(Braun, 1948)[1]
Synonyms
  • Onceroptila eremonoma Braun, 1948
  • Annettenia eremonoma

Perittia eremonoma is a moth of the family Elachistidae described by Annette Frances Braun in 1948. It is found in the United States from Oregon, Utah, Nebraska and Colorado to California .

The length of the forewings is 4-4.5 mm. The forewings are whitish, densely mottled with dark gray tips of scales. The hindwings and underside of the wings are gray.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7168893 entry