Elachista napaea

Elachista napaea
	Illustration of male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. napaea
Binomial name
	Elachista napaea; Philpott, 1930

Elachista napaea is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Philpott in 1930.^[1] It is found in New Zealand.^[2]

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. Head and thorax grey. The forewings are whitish-grey with a few ochreous and various blackish scales. There is a series of blackish dots along the fold from near the base to about one-third and an ochreous blotch on the fold at about three-fourths, containing a linear black mark. The hindwings are fuscous-grey.^[3]

References[edit]

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Elachista napaea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
^ Elachista at funet
^ Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961; Volume 61, 1930

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Elachista napaea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2018.

[2] Elachista at funet

[3] Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961; Volume 61, 1930

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