Elachista_cataptila

<i>Elachista cataptila</i>

Elachista cataptila

Species of moth

"Elachista" cataptila is a moth with an unclear taxonomic position. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1897.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia.[2]

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The wingspan is 7–8 mm. The forewings are grey whitish, irrorated (sprinkled) with black or dark grey. There is an ill-defined blackish discal streak from the base to near the middle. The plical and second discal stigmata are black. The hindwings are grey.[3]

Taxonomy

The species was described in the family Elachistidae, but was excluded from this family in a later study.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Elachistidae unplaced species cataptila​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. [2]
    Savela, Markku, ed. (June 9, 2020). "Elachista cataptila Meyrick, 1897". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  3. [3]
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 22 (2): 333. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. [4]
    Kaila, Lauri (2011). Elachistine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae). Canberra: Csiro Publishing. p. 251. doi:10.1071/9780643103481. ISBN 978-0-643-10305-4.


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