Elachista cordata

Elachista cordata
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.

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[1] 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.

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