Elaphristis anthracitis is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Elaphristis |
Species: | E. anthracitis
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Binomial name | |
Elaphristis anthracitis (Turner, 1902)
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The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are fuscous with a fine blackish line from three-fourths of the costa to three-fourths of the hindmargin. There is an indistinct fine black curved subterminal line. The hindwings are whitish-fuscous. Adults have been recorded on wing in December.[2]
References
edit- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Trans. R. Soc. S. Austr. 27 (1): 65 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.