Elachista brevis

Species of moth

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

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

The wingspan is about 7.3 mm.

Etymology

The species name refers to the short distal spine of the sacculus and is derived from Latin brevis (meaning short).[2]

References

  1. ^ "Elachista brevis Sruoga & De Prins, 2009". Afro Moths. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  2. ^ The Elachistinae (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) of Kenya with descriptions of eight new species
Taxon identifiers
Elachista brevis
  • Wikidata: Q5352626
  • Wikispecies: Elachista brevis
  • AfroMoths: ELACBREV
  • GBIF: 6120049
  • iNaturalist: 1108574
  • Open Tree of Life: 3229089


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