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Elachista alicanta

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Elachista alicanta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Elachista (Dibrachia) alicanta Kaila, 2005". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 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.