Elachista chelonitis

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Elachista chelonitis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. chelonitis
Binomial name
Elachista chelonitis
Meyrick, 1909
Synonyms
  • Cleroptila chelonitis

Elachista chelonitis is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in South Africa, Kenya[1] and Malawi.[2][3]

References

  1. Sruoga, V. & J. de Prins, 2011: New species of Elachistinae (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) from Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Zootaxa 3008: 1-32. Abstract: [1].
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Elachista chelonitis Meyrick, 1909". Afromoths. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  3. The Elachistinae (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) of Kenya with descriptions of eight new species