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

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

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[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: [1].

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