Elachista watti

Elachista watti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. watti
Binomial name
Elachista watti
Philpott, 1924

Elachista watti is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It was described by Philpott in 1924.[1] It is found in New Zealand.[2]

The wingspan is 7-8.5 mm. The forewings are metallic white with a linear spot of fuscous below the fold at three-fifths and a median fuscous streak from three-fourths to near the apex. The hindwings are greyish-fuscous.[3]

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