Plyustchiella
Genus of moths
Plyustchiella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cossidae |
Subfamily: | Cossinae |
Genus: | Plyustchiella Yakovlev, 2006 |
Species: | P. gracilis |
Binomial name | |
Plyustchiella gracilis (Christoph, 1887) | |
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Plyustchiella is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae. It contains only one species, Plyustchiella gracilis, which is found in south-eastern Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. The habitat consists of deserts.
The length of the forewings is 9–13 mm for males and 13–14 mm for females.
Etymology
The genus is named in honour of Dr. Igor G. Plyustch.[1]
References
- ^ Ревизия древоточцев рода Holcocerus Staudinger, 1884 (s. l.)
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
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