Elachista melanura
| Elachista melanura | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. melanura |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista melanura Meyrick, 1889 | |
Elachista melanura is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1889.[1] It is found in New Zealand.[2]
The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are whitish-grey, somewhat irrorated with darker. There is an elongate black dot on the fold before the middle and a second one in the disc above the middle, as well as a third one in the disc at two-thirds. The hindwings are pale whitish-grey.[3]