Elachista gerasimovi

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

Elachista gerasimovi is a moth of the Elachistidae family that is endemic to Uzbekistan.

The wingspan is 9 millimetres (0.35 in) for females. The forewings are dark brown with a bronze lustre and golden shining marks. The hindwings are greyish brown, but paler in the basal part.

Etymology

This species is named in honour of Russian entomologist A.M. Gerasimov who has collected the holotype.[1]

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