Spiniphallellus stonisi
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Insecta
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| Species: | S. stonisi
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| Binomial name | |
| Spiniphallellus stonisi Bidzilya & Karsholt, 2008
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Spiniphallellus stonisi is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Oleksiy V. Bidzilya and Ole Karsholt in 2008. It is found in south-eastern Kazakhstan.[1]
The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are covered with light grey, dark grey-tipped scales and mottled with blackish brown. There are black stigmata in the fold and at one-third and two-thirds in the middle of the wing, with the second plical directly below the first discal. There are faint, black costal and tornal spots followed by light scales. The hindwings are grey, with the central part white. Adults are on wing in early August.
Etymology[]
The species is named for Professor .[2]
References[]
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Spiniphallellus stonisi Bidzilya & Karsholt, 2008". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ^ Nota lepidopterologica 31 (2): 206
Categories:
- Moths described in 2008
- Anomologini
- Anomologinae stubs