Elachista arctodyta explained

”Elachista” arctodyta is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It is found in Australia, including Western Australia.

The wingspan is about 8 mm. The head, palpi, antennae and thorax are whitish-fuscous. The abdomen is black above, with some white scales and ochreous-whitish beneath. The forewings are whitish-fuscous, irregularly sprinkled with dark fuscous. The hindwings are grey. Adults have been recorded in October.[1]

Taxonomy

The species was originally described in the family Elachistidae. It was recently moved to the Scythrididae, but has not been assigned to a new genus yet.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsoflin22linn/proceedingsoflin22linn_djvu.txt Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=flsAVRnbaA4C&pg=PA214 Elachistine Moths of Australia: Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Elachistidae