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 Elachistidae family 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]

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