Alasea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
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 Choreutidae family, 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.
The species is named for the horn-shaped projection on the valva. The word is derived from the Latin adjective corniculatus.