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