Elachista nearcha
| Elachista nearcha | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. nearcha |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista nearcha Meyrick, 1910 | |
Elachista nearcha is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1910.[1] It is found in southern India.[2]
The wingspan is 8-9 mm. The forewings are white. The plical stigma is represented by a thick elongate black mark. The second discal stigma by a short fine black dash. There is also an oblique fascia of brownish irroration crossing the before the second discal stigma, and a less marked inwardly oblique fascia from the costal extremity of this across the plical stigma to the dorsum. There is a apical patch of brownish irroration. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]