Elachista picroleuca

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Elachista picroleuca
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. picroleuca
Binomial name
Elachista picroleuca
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Illantis picroleucaMeyrick, 1921

Elachista picroleuca is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. [1] It is found on Java. [2]

The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewings are purplish-grey, irrorated with blackish, more strongly blackish towards the margins of an oblique-triangular white spot on the costa at three-fourths. 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). "Illantis picroleuca". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 23, 2018.
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  3. Zool. Meded. Leyden 6 : 187 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .