Caulastrocecis perexigella

Caulastrocecis perexigella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Caulastrocecis
Species: C. perexigella
Binomial name
Caulastrocecis perexigella
Junnilainen, 2010

Caulastrocecis perexigella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Russia (the southern Ural).[1]

The wingspan is 8.5–9.5 mm. The forewings are evenly mixed with whitish and brown-tipped scales except the costa, which is unicolorous whitish. The hindwings are pale fuscous.[2]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin perexiguus (meaning very small) and refers to the small size of the moth.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. 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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