Plyustchiella

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Plyustchiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Subfamily: Cossinae
Genus: Plyustchiella
Yakovlev, 2006
Species:
P. gracilis
Binomial name
Plyustchiella gracilis
(Christoph, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Holcocerus gracilis Christoph, 1887

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]

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