Mustilia zolotuhini is a moth in the Endromidae family. It was described by Saldaitis and Ivinskis in 2015.[1][failed verification] It is found in China (Sichuan). The habitat consists of mixed mountain forests.
| Mustilia zolotuhini | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Endromidae |
| Genus: | Mustilia |
| Species: | M. zolotuhini
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| Binomial name | |
| Mustilia zolotuhini Saldaitis & Ivinskis, 2015
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The wingspan is 46–51 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from the end of August to October.
Etymology
editThe species is named for Russian lepidopterologist Vadim Zolotuhin.[2]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
- ^ Saldaitis, A.; Ivinskis, P., Rimsaite, J. 2015: Mustilia (Smerkata) zolotuhini, a new species (Lepidoptera: Endromidae) from China. zootaxa 3915(3): 439-445
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