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Elachista hookeri

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Elachista hookeri
Holotype
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. hookeri
Binomial name
Elachista hookeri
(Dugdale, 1971)
Synonyms
  • Irenicodes hookeri Dugdale, 1971

Elachista hookeri is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by John S. Dugdale in 1971.[1] It is found in New Zealand, where it has been recorded from the Auckland Islands.[2]

The species has brachypterous males and females.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Elachista hookeri​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Elachista hookeri (Dugdale, 1971)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  3. ^ The systematic status of the genera Ilseopsis Povolny, 1965, and Empista Povolny, 1968 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae: Gnorimoschemini)