Elachista cordata
Appearance
Elachista cordata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. cordata
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Binomial name | |
Elachista cordata Sruoga & J. de Prins, 2011
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Elachista cordata is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Cameroon.[1]
The wingspan is 8.7–8.8 millimetres (0.34–0.35 in). Adults have been recorded in early May.
Etymology
[edit]The species name is derived from the Latin cordatus (meaning heart shaped) and refers to the shape of the gnathos.
References
[edit]- ^ Sruoga, V. & J. de Prins (2011). "New species of Elachistinae (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) from Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3008: 1–32. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3008.1.1.