Elachista plagiaula

Elachista plagiaula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. plagiaula
Binomial name
Elachista plagiaula
(Meyrick, 1938)
Synonyms
  • Thectophila plagiaula Meyrick, 1938

Elachista plagiaula is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1938.[1] It is found in New Zealand.[2]

The wingspan is 12–15 mm. The costal area of the forewings is variably tinged or suffused with white. There is a white subdorsal streak from the base to the tornus, leaving a narrow grey dorsal streak. The hindwings are grey.[3]

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