Elachista phalaridis

Elachista phalaridis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. phalaridis
Binomial name
	Elachista phalaridis; Parenti, 1983

Elachista phalaridis is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Umberto Parenti in 1983. It is found in Japan (Honshu) and in Korea.

The length of the forewings is 3.6–3.8 mm for males and 3.8–4.2 mm for females. The forewings are black-brownish, with silver-whitish markings.

References

↑ "Elachista phalaridis Parenti, 1983". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.26.041. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
1 2 Sugisima, K. (2005). "Japanese Elachista studied by Parenti (1983) (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae): the subgenus Aphelosetia and the gleichenella-, tetragonella-, and bifasciella-groups". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 148 (2): 225–246. doi:10.1163/22119434-900000171.
↑ Kim, Minyoung; Byun, Bong-Kyu; Park, Kyu-Tek (2014). "Four species of micromoths new to Korea (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae, Gelechiidae, Coleophoridae)". Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. 7 (3): 258–261. doi:10.1016/j.japb.2014.06.002.

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[Global_Lepidoptera_Index-1] "Elachista phalaridis Parenti, 1983". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.26.041. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.

[Sugisima_2005-2] 1 2 Sugisima, K. (2005). "Japanese Elachista studied by Parenti (1983) (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae): the subgenus Aphelosetia and the gleichenella-, tetragonella-, and bifasciella-groups". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 148 (2): 225–246. doi:10.1163/22119434-900000171.

[Kim_et_al._2014-3] Kim, Minyoung; Byun, Bong-Kyu; Park, Kyu-Tek (2014). "Four species of micromoths new to Korea (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae, Gelechiidae, Coleophoridae)". Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. 7 (3): 258–261. doi:10.1016/j.japb.2014.06.002.