Elachista planca

Elachista planca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. planca
Binomial name
Elachista planca
Sruoga & De Prins, 2009

Elachista planca is a moth of the Elachistidae family that is endemic to Kenya.[1]

The wingspan is about 9.6 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brownish grey, indistinctly delimited whitish transverse fascia. There is a white spot on the costa and another similar spot slightly before it at the tornus. The fringe scales in the apex are white, but otherwise grey. The hindwings, including the fringe, are pale brownish grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the shape of the signum and is derived from Latin planca (meaning board).[2]

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