''Elachista cretula'' is a
moth species in the family
Elachistidae. It was described by
Lauri Kaila
Lauri Kaila is a Finnish entomologist and researcher of biodiversity, specializing in Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), order of insects that includes butterfly, butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About ...
in 2011. It is found in
Kazakhstan and
Turkmenistan.
The
wingspan is 10.5–11.5 mm. The forewings are creamy white, suffused with pale grey and brown scales and the basal third of the costa is narrowly grey. The hindwings are grey, with paler yellowish grey fringe scales.
On species related to Elachista pollutella Duponchel (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae), with descriptions of four new Palaearctic species
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References
Moths described in 2011
cretula
Moths of Asia
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