Elachista orestella

Elachista orestella

''Elachista orestella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America in Alberta, Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, Yukon, Alaska, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
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Appearance

The length of the forewings is 3.1-5.7 mm. The forewings are broad. The costa in the basal sixth is grey, while the ground colour is white, irregularly dusted with grey tips of scales especially in distal part. The hindwings are shining light grey and translucent. The underside of the wings is grey.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyElachistidae
GenusElachista
SpeciesE. orestella
Photographed in
United States of America