Biology:Perittia metaxea
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Perittia |
| Species: | P. metaxea
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| Binomial name | |
| Perittia metaxea | |
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Perittia metaxea is a moth of the family Elachistidae.[1][2][3] It is found in Texas, United States.[2][4]
The length of the forewings is about 5 mm.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Perittia metaxea (Kaila, 1995)". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.24.199. 19 July 2024. https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/55434/taxon/741541.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Savela, Markku. "Perittia Stainton, 1854". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/elachistidae/elachistinae/perittia/#metaxea.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Perittia metaxea (Kaila, 1995)". Digital Guide to Moth Identification. Moth Photographers Group, Mississippi Entomological Museum. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=1077.4.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kaila, Lauri (1995). "A revision of the North American Perittia (=Onceroptila), with first nearctic records of the genus Mendesia (Elachistidae)". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 49 (3): 208–222. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41142318#page/224/mode/1up.
Wikidata ☰ Q7168901 entry
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