Elachista quadrata is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932.[1] It is found in India.
| Elachista quadrata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. quadrata
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| Binomial name | |
| Elachista quadrata Meyrick, 1932
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The wingspan is about 7.8 mm. The forewings are dark brown, the proximal part of the wing lighter and mottled by sparse brown scales on a greyish ground colour. The wing is distinctly darker beyond the middle and there is a narrow, transverse, white antemedial fascia and the costal and tornal spots are also white. The hindwings are dark brown.[2]
References edit
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Elachista quadrata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ^ Sruoga, V. & A. Diškus, 2006, Zootaxa 1350: 33-43.