Acalyptris galinae

Acalyptris galinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Acalyptris
Species: A. galinae
Binomial name
Acalyptris galinae
(Puplesis, 1984)

Acalyptris galinae is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It was described by Puplesis in 1984. It is known from Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan,[1] as well as Mongolia and the United Arab Emirates.[2]

Its habitat consists of deserts.

The wingspan 4.4–5.5 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June.

References

  1. "''Acalyptris'' at funet.fi". Nic.funet.fi. 2010-10-06. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  2. Rank:  Species. "Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world". Nepticuloidea.info. Retrieved 2011-12-16.


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