Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Elachistidae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Elachista | |
Elachista laquaeorum is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It was described by Dugdale in 1971. It is found on the Snares Islands.
The wingspan is 6.4-6.6 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellow-fawn with two brown or blackish brown longitudinal stripes. The hindwings are clothed in yellow-fawn scales.
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