Elachista leucosoma

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Elachista leucosoma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. leucosoma
Binomial name
Elachista leucosoma
Meyrick, 1922

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

The wingspan is about 7 mm. The forewings are light grey, irrorated with dark grey. The hindwings are grey. [3]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Elachista leucosoma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 23, 2018.
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  3. Exotic Microlep. 2 (16): 508 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .