Metanarsia piskunovi

Metanarsia piskunovi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Metanarsia
Species: M. piskunovi
Binomial name
Metanarsia piskunovi
Bidzilya, 2005

Metanarsia piskunovi is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Mongolia and Qinghai, China.[1]

The length of the forewings is 10–11 mm. The forewings are light yellow, the termen with some brown scales. The hindwings are light grey.[2] Adults are on wing from July to early August.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Dr. Vladimir I. Piskunov.

References

  1. ↑ Bidzilya, O., 2008, New species and new records of the genus Metanarsia Staudinger, 1871 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterologia 36 (144): 531-538.
  2. ↑ Bidzilya, O., 2005: A review of the genus Metanarsia Staudinger, 1871 (Gelechiidae). Nota Lepidopterologica 27 (4): 273—297. Full Article: .
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