Ethmia ustyurtensis

Ethmia ustyurtensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. ustyurtensis
Binomial name
Ethmia ustyurtensis
Nupponen, 2015

Ethmia ustyurtensis is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in south-western Kazakhstan.[1] The habitat consists of calcareous deserts with sparse vegetation.

The wingspan is 10–11 mm (0.39–0.43 in).

Etymology

The species name refers to its geographical origin.[2]

References

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  2. ^ Nupponen, K. (March 2015). "Interesting records of Ethmiinae from the former USSR, with description of Ethmia ustyurtensis Nupponen, sp. n. from Kazakhstan (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea, Elachistidae)". SHILAP Revta Lepid. 43 (169): 126. Retrieved 12 June 2020.


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