Elachista argopis

Elachista argopis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cosmopterigidae
Genus:
Unassigned
Species:
E. argopis
Binomial name
Elachista argopis
Meyrick, 1897

"Elachista" argopis is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1897.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia.[2]

The wingspan is 8–9 mm. The forewings are white, irrorated with dark fuscous. There is an indistinct blackish line on the fold. The plical and second discal stigmata are cloudy, indistinct and dark fuscous or blackish, the former followed by a clear white spot in males. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]

Taxonomy

The species was described in the family Elachistidae, but was excluded from this family and placed in the Cosmopterigidae in a later study.[4]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Elachistidae unplaced species argopis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. ^ Elachista at funet
  3. ^ Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 22 (2) : 337 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Kaila, Lauri (2011). Elachistine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae). Canberra: Csiro Publishing. p. 251. ISBN 978-0-643-10305-4.


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