Metanarsia piskunovi

Metanarsia piskunovi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Metanarsia
Species: M. piskunovi
Binomial name
Metanarsia piskunovi
Bidzilya, 2005

Metanarsia piskunovi is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Mongolia and Qinghai, China.[1]

The length of the forewings is 10–11 mm. The forewings are light yellow, the termen with some brown scales. The hindwings are light grey.[2] Adults are on wing from July to early August.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Dr. Vladimir I. Piskunov.

References

  1. Bidzilya, O., 2008, New species and new records of the genus Metanarsia Staudinger, 1871 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterologia 36 (144): 531-538.
  2. Bidzilya, O., 2005: A review of the genus Metanarsia Staudinger, 1871 (Gelechiidae). Nota Lepidopterologica 27 (4): 273—297. Full Article: .
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