Elachista ombrodoca

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Elachista ombrodoca
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. ombrodoca
Binomial name
Elachista ombrodoca
Meyrick, 1889

Elachista ombrodoca is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1889. [1] It is found in New Zealand. [2]

The wingspan is 6–8 mm. The forewings are dark grey, irrorated with whitish. The basal area in females is distinctly paler. There is an oblique pale fascia before the middle, which is very obscure and indistinct in males, while it is white and conspicuous in females. Beyond this is a more or less defined blackish suffusion, tending to form two separate spots, the lower more marked. There are indications of a short longitudinal dark fuscous streak in disc at about two-thirds. In females, there are two conspicuous white opposite almost connected spots beyond two-thirds, while they are not traceable in males. 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 ombrodoca". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 23, 2018. Note: This source gives 1888 as the year of description.
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  3. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961; Volume 21, 1888 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .