Perittia serica

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Perittia serica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Perittia
Species:
P. serica
Binomial name
Perittia serica
(Kaila, 1995)[1]
Synonyms
  • Mendesia serica Kaila, 1995

Perittia serica is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Colorado.

The length of the forewings is about 6 mm.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ Lauri Kaila (1995). "A revision of the North American Perittia (=Onceroptila), with first nearctic records of the genus Mendesia (Elachistidae)" (PDF). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 49 (3): 208–222.[permanent dead link]