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Tosca elachistella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Tosca

Tosca elachistella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Busck in 1906. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas.

The wingspan is 7-8 mm. The forewings are light silvery ochreous, somewhat darker along the costal edge and toward the apex. There are six small dots of blackish raised scales in two longitudinal rows, the upper through the middle of the wing, the lower on the fold. The hindwings are light fuscous.

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Tosca elachistella Wikipedia