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Elachista orba

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Species of moth

Elachista orba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. orba
Binomial name
Elachista orba
Meyrick, 1921

Elachista orba is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found on Java.

The length of the forewings is about 4 mm. The forewings are grey, irrorated with blackish and with an oblique streak of white irroration from the costa at three-fifths, reaching nearly to the tornus. The hindwings are grey.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Elachista orba​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  2. Elachista at funet
  3. Zool. Meded. Leyden 6 : 186 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Elachista orba


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