Prochoreutis alpinoides
Appearance
Prochoreutis alpinoides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Choreutidae |
Genus: | Prochoreutis |
Species: | P. alpinoides
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Binomial name | |
Prochoreutis alpinoides Budashkin & Li, 2009
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Prochoreutis alpinoides is a moth of the family Choreutidae. It is known from Shaanxi, China.[1]
The wingspan is about 11 mm.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name is derived from the Latin postfix oides (meaning like) and Prochoreutis alpina, indicating the similarity of the two species.
References
[edit]- ^ "Study on Chinese Acrolepiidae and Choreutidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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