| Elachista longispina | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. longispina |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista longispina | |
Elachista longispina is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Kenya. [1]
The wingspan is about 8.6 mm.
The species name refers to the long, spinose cornuti present in the male phallus and is derived from Latin longus (meaning long) and spina (meaning spine). [2]
The Elachistidae are a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. Some authors lump about 3,300 species in eight subfamilies here, but this arrangement almost certainly results in a massively paraphyletic and completely unnatural assemblage, united merely by symplesiomorphies retained from the first gelechioid moths.
Elachista subalbidella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe and North America.
Elachista purella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Ukraine.
Elachista arena is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Nevada.
Elachista ossuaria is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Alberta, Yukon, Arizona, Colorado, Montana and Wyoming.
Elachista aspila is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America in Washington, Alberta and Oregon.
Elachista argillacea is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in California, United States.
Elachista nubila is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Arizona.
Elachista triangulifera is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Oregon.
Elachista aphyodes is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Utah, United States.
Elachista sabulella is a moth of the family Elachistidae which is indigenous to California. The name of the species is derived from the Latin sabulum, meaning gravel or sand.
Elachista adianta is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Colorado.
Elachista lurida is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in California.
Elachista inopina is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in California.
Elachista perniva is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America in Saskatchewan, Colorado and Wyoming.
"Elachista" parvipulvella is a moth of the superfamily Gelechioidea. It was described from Texas.
Elachista chelonitis is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in South Africa, Kenya and Malawi.
Elachista brevis is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Kenya.
Elachista kakamegensis is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Kenya.
Elachista planca is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Kenya.