Barbaloba meleagrisellae

Barbaloba meleagrisellae is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Costa Rica.[1]

Barbaloba meleagrisellae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Blastobasidae
Genus:
Barbaloba
Species:
B. meleagrisellae
Binomial name
Barbaloba meleagrisellae
Adamski, 2013

The length of the forewings is about 5.1 mm. The forewings are pale brown intermixed with dark-brown scales and a few brownish-orange scales. The hindwings are translucent pale brown.

Etymology

The specific epithet is derived from Greek Meleagris, a genus of birds that includes the turkey, a bird in which males have a beardlike process on the anterior part of the breast, and refers to the setose (bristled) lobelike process originating from the ventral part of the valva of the male genitalia.

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References
  1. Adamski, D., 2013: Review of the Blastobasinae of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Blastobasidae). Zootaxa 3618 (1): 1-223. Review and full article: doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3618.1.1


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