Filatima djakovica

Filatima djakovica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Filatima
Species: F. djakovica
Binomial name
Filatima djakovica
Anikin & Piskunov, 1996

Filatima djakovica is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in southern Russia[1] and Romania.[2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are dark brown, with markings formed by black scales with red-brown encircling on the longitudinal axis of the wing. The hindwings are dark grey.

Etymology

The species is named for the type locality, the Dyakovsk Nature Reserve in the Saratov Province of Russia.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Filatima at funet
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  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
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