Elachista quadrata

Elachista quadrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. quadrata
Binomial name
Elachista quadrata
Meyrick, 1932

Elachista quadrata is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1932.[1] It is found in India.

The wingspan is about 7.8 mm. The forewings are dark brown, the proximal part of the wing lighter and mottled by sparse brown scales on a greyish ground colour. The wing is distinctly darker beyond the middle and the is a narrow, transverse, white antemedial fascia and the costal and tornal spots are also white. The hindwings are dark brown.[2]

References

  1. LepIndex
  2. Sruoga, V. & A. Diškus, 2006, Zootaxa 1350: 33-43.
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