Ochyrotica zolotuhini

Ochyrotica zolotuhini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Ochyrotica
Species: O. zolotuhini
Binomial name
Ochyrotica zolotuhini
Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2010

Ochyrotica zolotuhini is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Vietnam.[1]

The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The head is covered with brown upright hair. The antennae are slender and pale brown and the thorax is glossy silver. There is a broad white band located on the forewings there, broadening closer to the apex, where it forms irregular triangle. The hindwings are uniform brown and the fringe on both wings is brown.

Etymology

The species is named after the Russian lepidopterologist Vadim Zolotukhin.

References


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