Catatinagma kraterella

Catatinagma kraterella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Catatinagma
Species:	C. kraterella
Binomial name
	Catatinagma kraterella; Junnilainen & Nuppoen, 2010
Synonyms
	Catatinagma craterella;

Catatinagma kraterella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia (the southern Ural, Buryatia and Transbaikalia).^[1] The habitat consists of grassy steppe slopes with open, gravelly patches, as well as sandy steppe.

The wingspan is 11–14 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is greyish white, sprinkled with brown-tipped scales, without distinct pattern. The hindwings are pale brown.

Etymology[]

The species name is derived from Greek krater (meaning crater) and refers to a miniature crater-like structure located on the extended frontal part of the head.^[2]

References[]

^ Fauna Europaea
^ 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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[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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