Biology:Elachista metallifera
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Short description: Species of moth
| Elachista metallifera | |
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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. metallifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Elachista metallifera Lower, 1908
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Elachista metallifera is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1908.[1] It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]
Taxonomy
The name metallifera is preoccupied by Mompha metallifera, described by Lord Walsingham in 1882. The identity of this species is uncertain, because the holotype is lost.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Elachistidae unplaced species metallifera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=121670.
- ↑ Savela, Markku (9 June 2020). "Elachista metallifera Lower, 1908". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/elachistidae/elachistinae/elachista/#metallifera. Note: This source marks this species as invalid.
- ↑ Kaila, Lauri (2011). Elachistine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae). Canberra: Csiro Publishing. p. 251. ISBN 978-0-643-10305-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=flsAVRnbaA4C&pg=PA251.
Wikidata ☰ Q13603808 entry
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