Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Elachistidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Elachista | |
Elachista sabulella is a moth of the Elachistidae family which is indigenous to California. The name of the species is derived from the Latin sabulum, meaning gravel or sand.
The length of its forewings is 6 millimetres (0.24 in), and they are rather narrow and elongated, light grey in color, and densely dusted with brownish grey tips of scales. The hindwings are grey and the underside of the wings is also grey.
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