Elachista cretula

Elachista cretula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. cretula
Binomial name
Elachista cretula
Kaila, 2011

Elachista cretula is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It was described by Kaila in 2011.[1] It is found in Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.

The wingspan is 10.5–11.5 mm. The forewings are creamy white, suffused with pale grey and brown scales and the basal third of the costa is narrowly grey. The hindwings are grey, with paler yellowish grey fringe scales.[2]

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