Metanarsia amseli
Metanarsia amseli is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in southern Iran.
| Metanarsia amseli | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Metanarsia |
| Species: | M. amseli |
| Binomial name | |
| Metanarsia amseli Bidzilya, 2008 | |
The wingspan is about 12 mm. The ground colour of forewings is off-white, with brown-tipped scales arranged in three spots in the central part of the forewing. The hindwings are light-grey.[1] Adults are on wing in early April.
References
- Bidzilya, O., 2008, New species and new records of the genus Metanarsia Staudinger, 1871 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterologia 36 (144): 531-538.
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