Endotricha medogana

Endotricha medogana is a species of snout moth in the genus Endotricha. It was described by Wang and Li, in 2005, and is known from China (Tibet).[2]

Endotricha medogana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
E. medogana
Binomial name
Endotricha medogana
Wang & Li, 2005[1]

The wingspan is 18–21 mm. The forewings are black suffused with ferrugineous scales. The basal area is black, decorated with silver gray scales. The hindwings are black with mauve scales and the costal margin is silver-gray.

Etymology

This specific name is derived from the type locality, Medog (Motuo) in the Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region.

gollark: ?tag bismuth
gollark: ?tag create bismuth :bismuth: :bismuth2: :bismuth3: :bismuth4:
gollark: I don't yet have live-remappable bias.
gollark: Well, no then.
gollark: A line of code in what?

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. A taxonomic study on Endotricha Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyralinae) in China


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.