Elachista sagittifera
| Elachista sagittifera | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. sagittifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista sagittifera Philpott, 1927 | |
Elachista sagittifera is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It was described by Philpott in 1927.[1] It is found in New Zealand.[2]
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-fifth 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]