Brachodes staudingeri
Appearance
Brachodes staudingeri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Brachodidae |
Genus: | Brachodes |
Species: | B. staudingeri
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Binomial name | |
Brachodes staudingeri Kallies, 1998
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Brachodes staudingeri is a moth of the family Brachodidae. It is found from European Russia to the eastern Palearctic realm,[1] including Kyrgyzstan, the mountains of south-eastern Kazakhstan and north-western China.
The wingspan is about 31 mm for males and 22.5 mm for females. The forewings are grey with whitish-yellow scales. The hindwings are uniform grey. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to July.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]Records of Brachodes fallax from the European part of Russia as well as the eastern Palearctic ecozone were identified as a distinct species (Brachodes staudingeri) in 1998.
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