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Elachista spiculifera

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Elachistidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Elachista

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

The wingspan is about 7.9 mm. The forewings are pale, greyish brown, weakly mottled by dark brown tipped scales. The dark brown scales beyond the middle of the wing form two irregular spots near the costal and tornal margins. The same scales are found in the apical part, where they form a small irregular spot. The hindwings are dark brown.

References

Elachista spiculifera Wikipedia