Plyustchiella is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae. It contains only one species, Plyustchiella gracilis, which is found in south-eastern Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. The habitat consists of deserts.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cossidae |
Subfamily: | Cossinae |
Genus: | Plyustchiella Yakovlev, 2006 |
Species: | P. gracilis
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Binomial name | |
Plyustchiella gracilis (Christoph, 1887)
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The length of the forewings is 9–13 mm for males and 13–14 mm for females.
Etymology
editThe genus is named in honour of Dr. Igor G. Plyustch.[1]
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