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Elachista antipetra

Wikipedia Abstract

Elachista antipetra is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1922. It is found in India. The wingspan is about 6 mm. The forewings are dark brown, the proximal part of the wing lighter and sparsely covered with brown scales on a greyish ground colour, the wing is darker beyond middle. The transverse fascia are antemedian, white and slightly oblique and blackish brown scales form a blurred patch just beyond the fascia and between the costal and tornal spots. The hindwings are dark brown, but slightly lighter basally.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0