Caulastrocecis perexigella

Caulastrocecis perexigella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Caulastrocecis
Species:	C. perexigella
Binomial name
	Caulastrocecis perexigella; Junnilainen, 2010

Caulastrocecis perexigella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia (the southern Ural).^[1]

The wingspan is 8.5–9.5 mm. The forewings are evenly mixed with whitish and brown-tipped scales except the costa, which is unicolorous whitish. The hindwings are pale fuscous.^[2]

Etymology[]

The species name is derived from Latin perexiguus (meaning very small) and refers to the small size of the moth.

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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