Elachista spiculifera

Elachista spiculifera is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922.[1] It is found in India.

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

The wingspan is about 7.9 mm. The forewings are pale, greyish brown, weakly mottled by dark brown tipped scales. The dark brown scales beyond the middle of the wing form two irregular spots near the costal and tornal margins. The same scales are found in the apical part, where they form a small irregular spot. The hindwings are dark brown.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Elachista spiculifera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  2. Sruoga, V. & A. Diškus, 2006, Zootaxa 1350: 33-43.


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