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Elachista longispina

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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

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

The wingspan is about 8.6 mm.

Etymology

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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

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  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