Elachista longispina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. longispina
Binomial name
Elachista longispina
Sruoga & De Prins, 2009

Elachista longispina is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Kenya.[1]

The wingspan is about 8.6 mm.

Etymology

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]

References

  1. "Elachista longispina Sruoga & De Prins, 2009". Afro Moths. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  2. The Elachistinae (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) of Kenya with descriptions of eight new species


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