Marasmarcha lydia

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Marasmarcha lydia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Marasmarcha
Species:
M. lydia
Binomial name
Marasmarcha lydia

Marasmarcha lydia is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Russia (Buryatia), Mongolia.[2] and Tajikistan.[1] The habitat consists of piedmont steppenfield meadows.

Adults are on wing in July.

The larvae probably feed on legumes.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Nupponen, K. (2022). "Description of a new Pterophoridae from Kazakhstan and new distribution records from central Palearctic region (Insecta: Lepidoptera)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 50 (197): 65. ISSN 0300-5267. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  2. ^ Fazekas, Imre (2003). "Federmotten aus der Mongolei, Russland, der Türkei, der Balkanhalbinsel und Afrika, mit Beschreibung neuer Arten (Microlepidoptera: Pterophoridae)". Folia comloensis. 12: 5–24.