Elachista phalaridis
Appearance
| Elachista phalaridis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. phalaridis
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| Binomial name | |
| Elachista phalaridis Parenti, 1983
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Elachista phalaridis is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Umberto Parenti in 1983.[1] It is found in Japan (Honshu)[2] and in Korea.[3]
The length of the forewings is 3.6–3.8 mm for males and 3.8–4.2 mm for females. The forewings are black-brownish, with silver-whitish markings.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Elachista phalaridis Parenti, 1983". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.26.041. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ^ a b Sugisima, K. (2005). "Japanese Elachista studied by Parenti (1983) (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae): the subgenus Aphelosetia and the gleichenella-, tetragonella-, and bifasciella-groups". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 148 (2): 225–246. doi:10.1163/22119434-900000171.
- ^ Kim, Minyoung; Byun, Bong-Kyu; Park, Kyu-Tek (2014). "Four species of micromoths new to Korea (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae, Gelechiidae, Coleophoridae)". Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. 7 (3): 258–261. doi:10.1016/j.japb.2014.06.002.