Anarsia ulneongensis

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Anarsia ulneongensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Anarsia
Species:
A. ulneongensis
Binomial name
Anarsia ulneongensis
Park & Ponomarenko, 1996

Anarsia ulneongensis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park and Margarita Gennadievna Ponomarenko in 1996.[1][failed verification] It is found in Korea and Japan (Kyushu, Ryukyus).

The length of the forewings is 4.8-6.5 mm for males and 5.4-6.3 mm for females. The forewings are whitish, irregularly tinged with pale fuscous, scattered with blackish scales. There is blackish dot at the base of the costa, and two small fuscous marks on one-fourth and one-third. The hindwings are pale brownish grey, with the veins slightly darker.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  2. ^ Park, K. T.; Ponomarenko, M. G., 1996: New faunistic data of the Gelechiidae in Korea, with description of two new species of Anarsia Zeller. Korean Journal of Entomology. 26(4): 343-349