Elachista cordata

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Elachista cordata
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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

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

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References

  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.