Anarsia asymmetrodes
| Anarsia asymmetrodes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Anarsia |
| Species: | A. asymmetrodes
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| Binomial name | |
| Anarsia asymmetrodes Park, 2014
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Anarsia asymmetrodes is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2014.[1][failed verification] It is found in Korea,[2] where it has been recorded from the island of Baengnyeongdo.
The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are pale orange grey, speckled with dark-brown scales. There is a short basal blackish streak on the costa and the median costal patch is blackish, large and trapezoidal. There are two to three small, dark-brownish marks before and beyond the median costal patch. The hindwings are uniform greyish.
Etymology[edit]
The species name is derived from the Greek asymmetros (meaning without symmetry) with the Greek suffix -odes.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ^ Savela, Markku (February 10, 2019). "Anarsia asymmetrodes Park, 2014". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ Bae, Yang-Seop (2014). "Gelechiid fauna of Baengnyeongdo, Daecheongdo, and Yeonpyeongdo in the West Sea near North Korea, with description of two new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea)". Entomological Research. 44: 17–22. doi:10.1111/1748-5967.12045.