Biology:Elachista watti

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Short description: Species of moth

Elachista watti
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. watti
Binomial name
Elachista watti
Philpott, 1924

Elachista watti is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Philpott in 1924.[1] It is found in New Zealand.[2]

The wingspan is 7-8.5 mm. The forewings are metallic white with a linear spot of fuscous below the fold at three-fifths and a median fuscous streak from three-fourths to near the apex. The hindwings are greyish-fuscous.[3]:213

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Elachista watti". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=121820. 
  2. 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/. 
  3. Philpott, Alfred (6 June 1924). "Notes and Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera.". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 55: 207–214. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/TPRSNZ1924-55.2.10.1.14.   This article incorporates text by Alfred Philpott available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

Wikidata ☰ Q13603948 entry