The Elachistinae (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) of Kenya with descriptions of eight new species

• Main Authors: Sruoga, Virginijus, Prins, Jurate De
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2009
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Elachistidae; Burgess; Kristensen; St. Helena; Wollaston; Fennoscandia; Siberia
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.189248; https://zenodo.org/record/189248

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