Elachista hololeuca is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in British Columbia, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. hololeuca
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| Elachista hololeuca Braun, 1948
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The length of the forewings is 5.1 millimetres (0.20 in). The basal 1/4 of the costa of the forewings is grey. The ground colour is white, sometimes with a creamy tinge, occasionally dusted with light grey scales. The hindwings are grey. The underside of the forewings is dark grey and the underside of the hindwings is lighter grey.
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- ^ Kaila, L. (1997). "A revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista s. l. II. The argentella group (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae)". 206. Acta Zoologica Fennica: 1–93.
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