Elachista chelonitis

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

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

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. 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


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