Bohemannia piotra

Bohemannia piotra is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in the Russian Far East (Primorskiy Kray).[1]

Bohemannia piotra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nepticulidae
Genus:
Bohemannia
Species:
B. piotra
Binomial name
Bohemannia piotra
Puplesis, 1984

The larvae feed on Malus mandshurica. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

Taxonomy

It was previously treated as a synonym of Bohemannia pulverosella.

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References
  1. Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) of East Asia (2). Study of a collection sample deposited at the Russian Academy of Sciences, with descriptions of new species and a checklist


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