Elachista virgatula is a moth of the family Elachistidae.[1][2][3] It was introduced as a replacement name for the preoccupied Elachista albella (Chambers, 1875) (=Phigalia albella Chambers, 1875).[1][2] It occurs in the interior of North America,[1][2] with records from Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan in Canada and from Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming in the United States.[3]
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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. virgatula
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| Binomial name | |
| Elachista virgatula Kaila, 1997
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The length of the forewings is 4.5–6.9 millimetres (0.18–0.27 in).[1]
Etymology
editThe species name is derived from Latin virgatula (meaning striped).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Kaila, L. (1997). "A revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista s. l. II. The argentella group (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae)". Acta Zoologica Fennica. 206: 1–93.
- ^ a b c Savela, Markku. "Elachista Treitschke, 1833". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ a b "591397 – 1088 – Elachista virgatula Kaila, 1997". Digital Guide to Moth Identification. Moth Photographers Group, Mississippi Entomological Museum. Retrieved 24 November 2024.