Biology:Elachista strepens
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Short description: Species of moth
| Elachista strepens | |
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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. strepens
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| Binomial name | |
| Elachista strepens Meyrick, 1922
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Elachista strepens is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922.[1] It is found in India (Assam).[2]
The wingspan is about 5 mm. The forewings are dark ashy-fuscous with a cloudy whitish dot on the costa at two-fifths and one at four-fifths. There are several white terminal specks. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Elachista strepens". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=121780.
- ↑ Markku Savela, ed (9 May 2023). "Elachista". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/elachistidae/elachistinae/elachista/.
- ↑ Meyrick, Edward (1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. II. London: Taylor and Francis. p. 508. http://archive.org/streamdetails/exoticmicrolepid02meyr#page/508/mode/1up.
Wikidata ☰ Q13603910 entry
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