Alasea
| Alasea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Choreutidae |
| Genus: | Alasea Rota, 2008 |
| Species: | A. corniculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Alasea corniculata Rota, 2008 | |
Alasea is a genus of moths in the family Choreutidae, containing only one species, Alasea corniculata, which is known from Costa Rica.
The length of the forewings is 4.5–5.2 mm for males and 5.2–5.7 mm for females.[1]
Etymology
The species is named for the horn-shaped projection on the valva. The word is derived from the Latin adjective corniculatus.
References
- ↑ "A new genus and new species of metalmark moths (Lepidoptera: Choreutidae) from Costa Rica" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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