Bucculatrix lovtsovae
| Bucculatrix lovtsovae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. lovtsovae |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix lovtsovae Baryshnikova, 2013 | |
Bucculatrix lovtsovae is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It is found in the Russian Far East (Primorsky).
The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are white, irregularly covered with beige scales mixed with darker scales at the base near the costal margin and in the outer field. The hindwings are grey.
Etymology
The species is named in honour of Yuliya Aleksandrovna Lovtsova, a Russian lepidopterologist who collected the species.[1]
References
- ↑ Baryshnikova, S.V., 2013: A new remarkable species of the genus Bucculatrix (Lepidoptera: Bucculatricidae) from the Primorsky Territory (Russian Far East). Zoosystematica Rossica, 22 (1): 111-113. Full article: .
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