Elachista hololeuca

(Elachista hololeuca)

Description

Elachista hololeuca is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in British Columbia, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming. The length of the forewings is 5.1 millimetres (0.20 in). The basal 1/4 of the costa of the forewings is grey. The ground colour is white, sometimes with a creamy tinge, occasionally dusted with light grey scales. The hindwings are grey. The underside of the forewings is dark grey and the underside of the hindwings is lighter grey.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Elachistidae
Genus:Elachista
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