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Elachista spiculifera

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Elachista spiculifera is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1922. It is found in India. The wingspan is about 7.9 mm. The forewings are pale, greyish brown, weakly mottled by dark brown tipped scales. The dark brown scales beyond the middle of the wing form two irregular spots near the costal and tornal margins. The same scales are found in the apical part, where they form a smallirregular spot. The hindwings are dark brown.
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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