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Elachista antipetra

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Elachistidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Elachista

Elachista antipetra is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1922. It is found in India.

The wingspan is about 6 mm. The forewings are dark brown, the proximal part of the wing lighter and sparsely covered with brown scales on a greyish ground colour, the wing is darker beyond middle. The transverse fascia are antemedian, white and slightly oblique and blackish brown scales form a blurred patch just beyond the fascia and between the costal and tornal spots. The hindwings are dark brown, but slightly lighter basally.

References

Elachista antipetra Wikipedia