Elachista strepens

Elachista strepens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. strepens
Binomial name
Elachista strepens
Meyrick, 1922

Elachista strepens is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922.[1] It is found in India (Assam).[2]

The wingspan is about 5 mm. The forewings are dark ashy-fuscous with a cloudy whitish dot on the costa at two-fifths and one at four-fifths. There are several white terminal specks. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Elachista strepens​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  2. ^ Markku Savela, ed. (9 May 2023). "Elachista". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  3. ^ Meyrick, Edward (1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. Vol. II. London: Taylor and Francis. p. 508.


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