Elachista strepens
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Domain: Eukaryota
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. ^ "Elachista". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  3. ^ Meyrick, Edward; Clarke, J. F. Gates (John Frederick Gates) (1912). Exotic microlepidoptera, v. 1-5, Mar. 1912-Nov. 1937. Smithsonian Libraries. [London] Printed by Taylor and Francis.


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