Elachista nearcha

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Elachista nearcha
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. nearcha
Binomial name
Elachista nearcha
Meyrick, 1910

Elachista nearcha is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. [1] It is found in southern India. [2]

The wingspan is 8–9 mm. The forewings are white. The plical stigma is represented by a thick elongate black mark. The second discal stigma by a short fine black dash. There is also an oblique fascia of brownish irroration crossing the before the second discal stigma, and a less marked inwardly oblique fascia from the costal extremity of this across the plical stigma to the dorsum. There is an apical patch of brownish irroration. The hindwings are dark 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 nearcha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  2. ↑ Elachista at funet
  3. ↑ Rec. Ind. Mus. 5 : 225 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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