Elachista phalaridis explained

Elachista phalaridis is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Parenti in 1983.^[1] It is found in Japan (Honshu).

The length of the forewings is 3.6-3.8 mm for males and 3.8-4.2 mm for females. The forewings are black-brownish, with silver-whitish markings.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Beccaloni . George . etal . February 2005 . Scientific name search . The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum, London.
2. http://www.nev.nl/tve/pdf/te0148225.pdf Japanese Elachista studied by Parenti (1983) (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae): The Subgenus Aphelosetia and the Gleichenella-, Tetragonella-, and Bifasciella-Groups