Biology:Spiniphallellus fuscescens

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Short description: Species of moth

Spiniphallellus fuscescens
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Spiniphallellus
Species:
S. fuscescens
Binomial name
Spiniphallellus fuscescens
Bidzilya & Karsholt, 2008

Spiniphallellus fuscescens is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Oleksiy V. Bidzilya and Ole Karsholt in 2008. It is found in north-eastern Turkey.[1]

The wingspan is 14–15 mm.

Etymology

The species name refers to the uniform dark brown forewing and is derived from Latin fuscus (meaning dark).[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q21264911 entry