Elachista nearcha

Elachista nearcha is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1910.^[1] It is found in southern India.^[2]

The wingspan is 8-9 mm. The forewings are white. The plical stigma is represented by a thick elongate black mark. The second discal stigma by a short fine black dash. There is also an oblique fascia of brownish irroration crossing the before the second discal stigma, and a less marked inwardly oblique fascia from the costal extremity of this across the plical stigma to the dorsum. There is a apical patch of brownish irroration. The hindwings are dark grey.^[3]

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