Domain Eukarya Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Rank Species | Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Elachistidae | |
Similar Elachista gleichenella, Elachista argentella, Elachista, Elachistidae | ||
Elachista acutella is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in Russia (the Southern Ural Mountains).
The wingspan is 9.5–10.3 mm. The forewings are bluish white, with the basal 1/5 of the costa dark grey. There is a small brown spot in the middle of the wing at the fold and another similar spot at the distal 1/4 of the wing. The hindwings are bluish grey, with the fringe scales basally ochrous grey and distally bluish white.
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