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Elachista cordata

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Elachista cordata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. cordata
Binomial name
Elachista cordata
Sruoga & J. de Prins, 2011

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

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The species name is derived from the Latin cordatus (meaning heart shaped) and refers to the shape of the gnathos.

References

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  1. ^ 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.