Plyustchiella
| Plyustchiella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Subfamily: | Cossinae |
| Genus: | Plyustchiella Yakovlev, 2006 |
| Species: | P. gracilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Plyustchiella gracilis (Christoph, 1887)
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Plyustchiella is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae. It contains only one species, Plyustchiella gracilis, which is found in south-eastern Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. The habitat consists of deserts.
The length of the forewings is 9–13 mm for males and 13–14 mm for females.
Etymology
[edit]The genus is named in honour of Dr. Igor G. Plyustch.[1]
References
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