Elachista kakamegensis is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Kenya.[1]
Elachista kakamegensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. kakamegensis
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Binomial name | |
Elachista kakamegensis |
The wingspan is about 5.3 mm for males and 6.8 mm for females.
Etymology
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edit- ^ "Elachista kakamegensis (Sruoga & De Prins, 2009)". Afro Moths. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ^ The Elachistinae (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) of Kenya with descriptions of eight new species