Elachista tuberella
| Elachista tuberella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. tuberella |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista tuberella Sruoga, 2008 | |
Elachista tuberella is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It was described by Sruoga in 2008.[1] It is found in Nepal.[2] The habitat consists of mixed secondary scrub and pine forests.
The wingspan is 6.9–8.2 mm. The forewings are greyish brown, mottled by brownish grey tipped scales. There are blackish brown tipped scales beyond the middle of the wing, forming two irregular spots near the costal and tornal margins. The same scales are found in the apical area, where they form an elongate spot. The hindwings are grey-brown. Adults have been recorded on wing in early June and early March.
Etymology
The species name refers to the peculiar hump in the middle of the phallus and is derived from Latin tuber (meaning protuberance, excrescence).[3]
References
- ↑ LepIndex
- ↑ Elachista at funet
- ↑ Sruoga, Virginijus, 2008, Zootaxa 1821: 59-66.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 4/4/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.