Biology:Elachista picroleuca

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Elachista picroleuca
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E. picroleuca
Binomial name
Elachista picroleuca
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Illantis picroleuca Meyrick, 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]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Illantis picroleuca". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=121831. 
  2. Illantis at funet
  3. Zool. Meded. Leyden 6 : 187 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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