Elachista chelonites

Elachista chelonitis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukarya
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 Elachistidae family. 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: .
  2. Afro Moths
  3. The Elachistinae (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) of Kenya with descriptions of eight new species


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