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"Elachista" cataptila is a moth with an unclear taxonomic position. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1897. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia.

The wingspan is 7–8 mm. The forewings are grey whitish, irrorated (sprinkled) with black or dark grey. There is an ill-defined blackish discal streak from the base to near the middle. The plical and second discal stigmata are black. The hindwings are grey.

Taxonomy

The species was described in the family Elachistidae, but was excluded from this family in a later study.

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Elachistidae unplaced species cataptila​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
2. Savela, Markku, ed. (June 9, 2020). "Elachista cataptila Meyrick, 1897". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
3. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 22 (2): 333. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
4. Kaila, Lauri (2011). Elachistine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae). Canberra: Csiro Publishing. p. 251. doi:10.1071/9780643103481. ISBN 978-0-643-10305-4.

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