Microlechia karsholti

Microlechia karsholti is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia (the southern Ural). The habitat consists of chalk steppe.

Microlechia karsholti
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Microlechia
Species:
M. karsholti
Binomial name
Microlechia karsholti
(Nupponen, 2010)
Synonyms
  • Hedma karsholti Nupponen, 2010

The wingspan is 8–9.5 mm.[1] Adults are on wing in June.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Ole Karsholt.

References
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  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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