Elachista endobela

Elachista endobela is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926.[1] It is found in southern India.[2]

Elachista endobela
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Elachistidae
Genus:
Elachista
Species:
E. endobela
Binomial name
Elachista endobela
Meyrick, 1926

The wingspan is about 7 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with a blackish median streak from near the base to two-fifths. The costal space above this forms a pale ochreous band which is irregularly sprinkled or mixed dark fuscous. The plical stigma is blackish, edged with pale ochreous. There is a pale ochreous elongate blotch with a convex waved edge extending along the apical third of the costa, enclosing and oblique dark fuscous strigula from the costa towards the apex. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Elachista endobela". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. Elachista at funet
  3. Exotic Microlep. 4 (7): 218


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