Elachista ochroleuca

Elachista ochroleuca
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. ochroleuca
Binomial name
	Elachista ochroleuca; Meyrick, 1923

Elachista ochroleuca is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923.[1] It is found in New Zealand.[2]

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are ochreous-white with an ochreous dot on the fold towards the extremity. The hindwings are grey-whitish.[3]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Elachista ochroleuca". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
Elachista at funet
Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961; Volume 54, 1923 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Elachista ochroleuca". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2018.

[2] Elachista at funet

[3] Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961; Volume 54, 1923 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.