Hesperesta geminella

Hesperesta geminella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Hesperesta
Species: H. geminella
Binomial name
Hesperesta geminella
(Chrétien, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Holcopogon geminella Chrétien, 1915
  • Charadraula geminellus
  • Holcopogon geminellus Chrétien, 1915
  • Bubulcellodes perstriellus Amsel, 1942

Hesperesta geminella is a moth of the Autostichidae family. It is found in Spain[1] and North Africa (Algeria).

The wingspan is about 4.5 mm for males and 7–8 mm for females. The forewings are white or creamy white.[2] The hindwings are whitish.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ lepiforum.de
  3. ↑ Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 84 : 330
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