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Filatima zagulajevi

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Filatima zagulajevi
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F. zagulajevi
Binomial name
Filatima zagulajevi
Anikin & Piskunov, 1996[1]

Filatima zagulajevi is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in the European part of southern Russia (the Volga-Don region, the Lower Volga and southern Ural).[2]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are brownish grey, with dark brown spots with red-brown encircling. The hindwings are light grey and semi-transparent.

Etymology

The species is named for Russian specialist in microlepidoptera Aleksei Konstantinovich Zagulyaev.[3]

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
  3. ^ ANIKIN, B. V. & V. I. PISKUNOV (1996): New species of gelechiid moths from Saratov Province, Russia (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). — Zoosystematica Rossica 4 (1): 171-175