Klimeschiopsis discontinuella

Klimeschiopsis discontinuella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Rebel in 1899. It is found in the southern Alps in Switzerland and northern Italy, as well as the Altai Mountains in Russia.[1][2]

Klimeschiopsis discontinuella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Klimeschiopsis
Species:
K. discontinuella
Binomial name
Klimeschiopsis discontinuella
(Rebel, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia discontinuella Rebel, 1899

The wingspan is 13.5–14 mm. The forewings are greyish-black with whitish-grey markings. The hindwings are whitish-grey.[3]

References
  1. funet.fi
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, 49 : 178 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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