Elachista watti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. watti
Binomial name
Elachista watti
Philpott, 1924

Elachista watti is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Philpott in 1924.[1] It is found in New Zealand.[2]

The wingspan is 7-8.5 mm. The forewings are metallic white with a linear spot of fuscous below the fold at three-fifths and a median fuscous streak from three-fourths to near the apex. The hindwings are greyish-fuscous.[3]:213

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Elachista watti". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  2. Markku Savela, ed. (9 May 2023). "Elachista". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  3. Philpott, Alfred (6 June 1924). "Notes and Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 55: 207–214 via Papers Past.  This article incorporates text by Alfred Philpott available under the CC BY 4.0 license.


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