Biology:Elachista brachyplectra
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Short description: Species of moth
| Elachista brachyplectra | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. brachyplectra
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| Binomial name | |
| Elachista brachyplectra Meyrick, 1921
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Elachista brachyplectra is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found on Java and in Sri Lanka and southern India .[2]
The wingspan is 5–6 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, slightly speckled with whitish and there is a short rather oblique white streak from the middle of the costa and a subdorsal dot beneath it. There is a white dot on the tornus, and a dot or short oblique streak on the costa rather beyond it. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Elachista brachyplectra". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=121503.
- ↑ Elachista at funet
- ↑ Zool. Meded. Leyden 6 : 186
Wikidata ☰ Q13603650 entry
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