Elachista metallifera

Elachista metallifera is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1908.^[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.^[2]

Elachista metallifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. metallifera
Binomial name
Elachista metallifera Lower, 1908

Taxonomy

The name metallifera is preoccupied by Mompha metallifera, described by Lord Walsingham in 1882. The identity of this species is uncertain, because the holotype is lost.^[3]