Elachista putris

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Elachista putris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. putris
Binomial name
Elachista putris
Meyrick, 1923
Synonyms
  • Elachista leucobathraMeyrick, 1923

Elachista putris is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. [1] It is found in northern India. [2]

The wingspan of Elachista putris is about 8 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-grey, irrorated with blackish and posteriorly slightly speckled with whitish. There is a narrow ochreous-white fascia before the middle which is narrower on the costa and has some blackish scales. There is also an ochreous-white spot with some blackish scales on the costa at three-fourths, and a small similar spot on the dorsum. 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 putris​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  2. ↑ Elachista at funet
  3. ↑ Exot. Microlep. 3 (1-2): 60 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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