Elachista leucosticta

Elachista leucosticta
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. leucosticta
Binomial name
Elachista leucosticta
Braun, 1948

Elachista leucosticta is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Iowa and Ontario.[1]

The wingspan is about 6.5 mm. The forewing are dark brown with an irregular white spot on the middle of the dorsum, an oblique white bar at two-thirds of the costa to the middle of the wing, as well as a smaller and triangular tornal spot. The extreme tip of the wing is white. The hindwings are dark brownish grey.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing in June and from August to September.

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