Metanarsia guberlica

Metanarsia guberlica is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia (the southern Ural). The habitat consists of rocky steppe slopes.

Metanarsia guberlica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Metanarsia
Species:
M. guberlica
Binomial name
Metanarsia guberlica
Nupponen, 2010

The wingspan is 15.5–16 mm. The forewings are pale reddish brown, with three indistinct dark brown spots. The hindwings are fuscous, but the basal area is paler.[1]

Etymology

The species name refers to the type locality, the Guberlinsky Mountains in the southern Ural range.

References
  1. Junnilainen, J.; Nupponen, K. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part I: descriptions of seventeen new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2366: 1–34. Preview


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