Armatophallus hackeri

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Armatophallus hackeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Armatophallus
Species:
A. hackeri
Binomial name
Armatophallus hackeri
Bidzilya, 2015

Armatophallus hackeri is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Yemen and Ethiopia.

The wingspan is 13.8–14 mm (0.54–0.55 in). The forewings are light brown with the costal margin irregularly mottled with black, and with a small black spot near the base and a big spot at three-fourths, as well as a diffuse black pattern of irregular shape near the base. Two black dots are found in the middle of the wing, a small black dot in the corner of the cell, and a whitish diffuse spot at three-fourths on the costal margin. The hindwings are grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in mid-November and early May.

Etymology[edit]

The species is named in honour of Hermann Hacker, who collected the type series.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bidzilya, O.V. 2015: Armatophallus gen. n., a new genus of gelechiid moths (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) from the Afrotropical and Oriental regions. Zootaxa, 3981: 413-429. Preview (PDF)