Elachista laquaeorum is a species of moth in the family Elachistidae.[1] It was described by John S. Dugdale in 1971.[2] It is found on the Snares Islands south of New Zealand.[3]

Elachista laquaeorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. laquaeorum
Binomial name
Elachista laquaeorum
(Dugdale, 1971)
Synonyms
  • Cosmiotes laquaeorum Dugdale, 1971

The wingspan is 6.4-6.6 mm.[4]

References

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  1. Kaila, LaurI. (April 1999). "Phylogeny and classification of the Elachistidae s.s. (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Systematic Entomology. 24 (2): 139–169. doi:10.1046/J.1365-3113.1999.00069.X. S2CID 84263658.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cosmiotes laquaeorum". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Elachista laquaeorum (Dugdale, 1971)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  4. Pacific Insects Monograph. 27: 80