Lygephila minima
Lygephila minima is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Oleg Pekarsky in 2013. It is found in southern Russia (the Stavropol region) and Armenia.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Lygephila |
| Species: | L. minima |
| Binomial name | |
| Lygephila minima Pekarsky, 2013 | |
The wingspan is about 33 mm. The forewings are beige with silver shining, irrorated (sprinkled) with a few blackish-brown scales. The hindwings are beige brown.
Etymology
The species name refers to the small size of the species in contrast to the largest representative of the genus, Lygephila maxima.[1]
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