Ethmia ustyurtensis
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Ethmia |
Species: | E. ustyurtensis
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Binomial name | |
Ethmia ustyurtensis Nupponen, 2015
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Ethmia ustyurtensis is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in south-western Kazakhstan.[1] The habitat consists of calcareous deserts with sparse vegetation.
The wingspan is 10–11 mm (0.39–0.43 in).
Etymology
[edit]The species name refers to its geographical origin.[2]
References
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- ^ Nupponen, K. (March 2015). "Interesting records of Ethmiinae from the former USSR, with description of Ethmia ustyurtensis Nupponen, sp. n. from Kazakhstan (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea, Elachistidae)". SHILAP Revta Lepid. 43 (169): 126. Retrieved 12 June 2020.