Elachista amseli

Elachista amseli
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukarya
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. amseli
Binomial name
	Elachista amseli; (Parenti, 1981)
Synonyms
	Cosmiotes amseli Parenti, 1981; Cosmiotes kopetdagica Sruoga, 1990; Elachista kopetdagica;

Elachista amseli is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Afghanistan, southern Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.[1]

The wingspan is 6.5–7 millimetres (0.26–0.28 in). The forewings are grey-brown to blackish brown, slightly mottled by a whitish base of scales. The hindwings are greyish brown. Adults have been recorded from late May to mid August.

References

"Contribution to the knowledge of Central Asiatic Microlepidoptera with Description of New Species" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Lituanica. Ornithologia. 8 (3). 1998. ISSN 1392-1657. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-01-24.

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[1] "Contribution to the knowledge of Central Asiatic Microlepidoptera with Description of New Species" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Lituanica. Ornithologia. 8 (3). 1998. ISSN 1392-1657. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-01-24.