Elachista lorigera
Elachista lorigera is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found on Java.[2]
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The wingspan is about 6 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, speckled with whitish on the basal half and towards the dorsum. There is a large dark fuscous tuft towards the dorsum before the middle and an oblique ochreous-white streak from the costa before the middle reaching half across the wing, between this and the base is some whitish suffusion towards the costa and there is an irregular-edged ochreous-white streak from 2/3 of the costa to just below the apex, broadened anteriorly by an extension over the cilia. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Elachista lorigera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- Elachista at funet
- Zool. Meded. Leyden 6 : 186
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