Alasea

Alasea
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.[1]

Etymology

The species is named for the horn-shaped projection on the valva. The word is derived from the Latin adjective corniculatus.

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