Elachista arena is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Nevada.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. arena
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| Binomial name | |
| Elachista arena Kaila, 1997
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The length of the forewings is 5.6 millimetres (0.22 in).
Etymology
editThe species name is derived from Latin arena (meaning sand).
References
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- ^ Kaila, L. (1997). "A revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista s. l. II. The argentella group (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae)". 206. Acta Zoologica Fennica: 1–93.
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