Elachista maculoscella

Elachista maculoscella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Manitoba, Ontario, Massachusetts, Ohio and Pennsylvania.[1]

Elachista maculoscella
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukarya
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Elachistidae
Genus:
Elachista
Species:
E. maculoscella
Binomial name
Elachista maculoscella
(Clemens, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Cosmiotes maculoscella Clemens, 1860
  • Elachista unifasciella Chambers, 1875
  • Elachista nitidiuscula Braun, 1948

The wingspan is 6.5–7 mm. The forewings are dark bronzy brown with silvery white or faintly golden tinged markings. There is a silvery patch at the base of the wing, as well as a silvery fascia before the middle and a triangular silvery spot at the tornus. The hindwings are brownish grey, faintly bronzy.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing in July.

References
  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. Memoirs of the American Entomological Society


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