Elachista cordata
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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 |
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). The forewing ground colour is white, the base of the costa and the dorsum with a narrow irregular dark brown blotch, sometimes tinged with ochreous. The hindwings are brownish grey. 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.