Athrips bidzilyai
| Athrips bidzilyai | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Athrips |
| Species: | A. bidzilyai |
| Binomial name | |
| Athrips bidzilyai Junnilainen, 2010 | |
Athrips bidzilyai is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Russia (the southern Ural[1] and southern Buryatia). The habitat consists of rocky steppe slopes and grassy lowland steppes.
The wingspan is 13–13.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is dark greyish with nine distinct blackish spots. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2] Adults are on wing in the second half of June.
Etymology
The species is named in honour of Dr. Oleksiy Bidzilya.
References
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Junnilainen, J.; Nupponen, K. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part I: descriptions of seventeen new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2366: 1–34. Preview
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