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Species Elachista acenteta - Hodges#1091

An Elachista sp. - Elachista acenteta An Elachista sp. - Elachista acenteta moth - Elachista acenteta A Grass Miner Moth - Elachista acenteta A Grass Miner Moth - Elachista acenteta A Grass Miner Moth - Elachista acenteta
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Elachistidae (Grass Miner Moths)
Subfamily Elachistinae
Genus Elachista
No Taxon (argentella species group)
Species acenteta (Elachista acenteta - Hodges#1091)
Hodges Number
1091
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