Elachista brachyplectra
| Elachista brachyplectra | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. brachyplectra |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista brachyplectra Meyrick, 1921 | |
Elachista brachyplectra is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It was described by 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]
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