Perittia biloba

Perittia biloba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Perittia
Species: P. biloba
Binomial name
Perittia biloba
Sruoga, 1990
Synonyms
  • Bradleyana biloba ( Sruoga, 1990)

Perittia biloba is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.[1]

The length of the forewings is about 3 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white, strongly mottled with brown tipped scales. The hindwings are brownish.[2] Adults have been recorded in June.

References

  1. ↑ Notes on the genus Perittia of the West Palaearctic region with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae)
  2. ↑ Seven new species of Elachistidae (Lepidoptera) from the USSR


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