Elophila minima is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by David John Lawrence Agassiz in 2012.[1] It is found in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Uganda.[2]
| Elophila minima | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Elophila |
| Species: | E. minima
|
| Binomial name | |
| Elophila minima Agassiz, 2012
| |
The wingspan is 9–12 mm for males and 12–14 mm for females. Adults are sexually dimorphic. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to March, in May, from July to August and from November to December.
Etymology
editThe species name refers to the small size of the species.[3]
References
edit- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Elophila minima Agassiz, 2012". Afromoths. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^ Agassiz, David J. L. (2012). "The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3494: 1–73. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3494.1.1. ISBN 978-1-86977-986-3.