Elachista brachyplectra
Elachista brachyplectra is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found on Java and in Sri Lanka and southern India.[2]
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| Elachista brachyplectra Meyrick, 1921 | |
The wingspan is 5–6 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, slightly speckled with whitish and there is a short rather oblique white streak from the middle of the costa and a subdorsal dot beneath it. There is a white dot on the tornus, and a dot or short oblique streak on the costa rather beyond it. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Elachista brachyplectra". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- Elachista at funet
- Zool. Meded. Leyden 6 : 186
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