Elachista helia is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Lauri Kaila and Sruoga in 2014.[1][failed verification] It is found only on Rhodes in Greece.
| Elachista helia | |
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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. helia
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| Binomial name | |
| Elachista helia Kaila & Sruoga, 2014
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The length of the forewings is 3–3.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings consists of basally pale and distally grey scales forming a mottled appearance. Along the fold, they are pale grey and there is a longitudinal streak extending to two-thirds of the wing length.[2]
References edit
- ^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
- ^ Definition of the Elachista puplesisi Sruoga complex (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Elachistidae), with description of a new species