Elachista picroleuca
Species of moth
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Elachista picroleuca is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found on Java.[2]
| Elachista picroleuca | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. picroleuca |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista picroleuca (Meyrick, 1921) | |
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The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewings are purplish-grey, irrorated with blackish, more strongly blackish towards the margins of an oblique-triangular white spot on the costa at three-fourths. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]
