Elachista dissona is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Colorado.[1]

Elachista dissona
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. dissona
Binomial name
Elachista dissona
Kaila, 1997

The length of the forewings is 5.3–6.9 millimetres (0.21–0.27 in).

Etymology

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The species name is derived from Latin dissonus (meaning discordant or different).

References

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  1. ^ 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. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)