The length of the forewings is 5.3–6.9 millimetres (0.21–0.27 in). The forewings are very narrow. The ground colour is greyish white, densely powdered with dark-tipped scales that form irregular stripes. The hindwings and underside of the wings are grey.
Etymologyedit
The species name is derived from Latin dissonus (meaning discordant or different).
Referencesedit
^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)
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elachista, dissona, moth, family, elachistidae, that, found, colorado, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, arthropoda, class, insecta, order, lepidoptera, family, elachistidae, genus, elachista, species, dissona, binomial,. Elachista dissona is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Colorado 1 Elachista dissona Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Lepidoptera Family Elachistidae Genus Elachista Species E dissona Binomial name Elachista dissonaKaila 1997 The length of the forewings is 5 3 6 9 millimetres 0 21 0 27 in The forewings are very narrow The ground colour is greyish white densely powdered with dark tipped scales that form irregular stripes The hindwings and underside of the wings are grey Etymology editThe species name is derived from Latin dissonus meaning discordant or different References edit 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 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help nbsp Data related to Elachista dissona at Wikispecies nbsp Media related to Elachista dissona at Wikimedia Commons This article on a moth of the genus Elachista is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elachista dissona amp oldid 1163859175, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
