Elachista sagittifera
Elachista sagittifera is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1927.[1] It is found in New Zealand.[2]
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| Elachista sagittifera Philpott, 1927 | |
The wingspan is about 11.5 mm. The forewings are white, the base of the costa to one-sixth narrowly fuscous. There is a whitish-ochreous stripe along the costa, broadest on the basal half. There is an ochreous stripe along the fold to two-fifths and an ochreous-fuscous stripe above the fold, as well as a fuscous stripe along the dorsum to the tornus. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Elachista sagittifera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- Savela, Markku, ed. (9 June 2020). "Elachista sagittifera Philpott, 1927". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. (1928). 58: 84–85.
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