Elachista putris

Elachista putris is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923.^[1] It is found in northern India.^[2]

Elachista putris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. putris
Binomial name
Elachista putris Meyrick, 1923
Synonyms
Elachista leucobathra Meyrick, 1923

The wingspan of Elachista putris is about 8 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-grey, irrorated with blackish and posteriorly slightly speckled with whitish. There is a narrow ochreous-white fascia before the middle which is narrower on the costa and has some blackish scales. There is also an ochreous-white spot with some blackish scales on the costa at three-fourths, and a small similar spot on the dorsum. The hindwings are dark grey.^[3]

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Elachista putris​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
2. Elachista at funet
3. Exot. Microlep. 3 (1-2): 60 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.