Microlechia karsholti

Microlechia karsholti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Microlechia
Species:	M. karsholti
Binomial name
	Microlechia karsholti; (Nupponen, 2010)
Synonyms
	Hedma karsholti Nupponen, 2010;

Microlechia karsholti is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Russia (the southern Ural). The habitat consists of chalk steppe.

The wingspan is 8–9.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pure creamish white with a blackish brown pattern. The hindwings are whitish fuscous.^[1] Adults are on wing in June.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Ole Karsholt.

References

^ Junnilainen, J.; Nupponen, K. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part I: descriptions of seventeen new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2366: 1–34. Preview

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[1] Junnilainen, J.; Nupponen, K. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part I: descriptions of seventeen new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2366: 1–34. Preview

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