Elachista alicanta

Elachista alicanta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukarya
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. alicanta
Binomial name
	Elachista alicanta; Kaila, 2005[1]

Elachista alicanta is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in southern Spain. The habitat consists of xerothermic steppe slopes on calcareous soil.

The length of the forewings is 5–5.5 millimetres (0.20–0.22 in) for males and 4–4.5 millimetres (0.16–0.18 in) for females. The forewings are narrow. The ground colour appears mottled grey due to basally greyish white and distally dark grey-tipped scales. The hindwings are grey with a concolorous fringe.[2]

References

"Elachista (Dibrachia) alicanta Kaila, 2005". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
"A review of Dibrachia Sinev & Sruoga, 1992, a subgenus of Elachista (Elachistidae: Elachistinae)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2011-09-27.

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[1] "Elachista (Dibrachia) alicanta Kaila, 2005". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.

[2] "A review of Dibrachia Sinev & Sruoga, 1992, a subgenus of Elachista (Elachistidae: Elachistinae)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2011-09-27.