Walshia particornella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by August Busck in 1919. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Maryland, Illinois, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Texas and Florida.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Walshia |
| Species: | W. particornella
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| Binomial name | |
| Walshia particornella (Busck, 1919)
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The wingspan is 13 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to July and in November.
References edit
- ^ Walshia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University