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Elachista gilvula

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Domain
  
Eukarya

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Rank
  
Species

Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Elachistidae

Elachista gilvula is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in Kazakhstan and Russia (Tuva). The habitat consists of xerothermic nanophyton steppes.

The wingspan is 8.5–9.5 mm. The forewing ground colour is creamy white with creamy white fringe scales and a few dark tipped scales, as well as an indistinct fringe line formed of dark tipped broader fringe scales. The basal third of the costa is narrowly black. The hindwings are grey, with yellowish grey fringe scales.

References

Elachista gilvula Wikipedia