Elachista putris

Elachista putris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. putris
Binomial name
Elachista putris
Meyrick, 1923
Synonyms
  • Elachista leucobathra Meyrick, 1923

Elachista putris is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1923.[1] It is found in northern India.[2]

The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-grey, irrotated with blackish and posteriorly slightly speckled with whitish. There is a narrow ochreous-white fascia before the middle which is narrower on the costa and has some blackish scales. There is also an ochreous-white spot with some blackish scales on the costa at three-fourths, and a small similar spot on the dorsum. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]

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