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Elachista acenteta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Elachistidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Elachista

Elachista acenteta is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in North America in Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Colorado and Nebraska.

The length of the forewings is 4.5-6.2 mm. The basal fifth of the costa of the forewings is grey. The ground colour is snow-white. The hindwings vary in colour from dark to light grey. The underside of the wings is grey.

References

Elachista acenteta Wikipedia