Athrips kostjuki

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Athrips kostjuki
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Athrips
Species:
A. kostjuki
Binomial name
Athrips kostjuki
Bidzilya, 2005

Athrips kostjuki is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia (Tuva).[1] The habitat consists of semi-deserts.

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are greyish brown mottled with numerous ochreous scales and with a paired indistinct dark spot near the base and at about one-half, as well as a small spot at two-thirds. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Athrips at funet
  2. ^ Bidzilya, O., 2005: A review of the genus Athrips (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the Palaearctic region . Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 52 (1): 3-71. doi:10.1002/mmnd.200310001


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