Elachista puplesisi

Elachista puplesisi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. puplesisi
Binomial name
	Elachista puplesisi; Sruoga, 2000

Elachista puplesisi is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Turkmenistan.

The wingspan is 9 millimetres (0.35 in) for males. The forewings are white, with a very weak yellowish tinge. The hindwings are whitish, weakly mottled by brownish scales.

Etymology

This species is named in honour of Prof. Rimantas Puplesis who has studied Microlepidoptera of Central Asia.[1]

References

"Three new species of Elachista Treitschke (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) from Central Asia" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2011-09-27.

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[1] "Three new species of Elachista Treitschke (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) from Central Asia" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2011-09-27.