Athrips kerzhneri

Athrips kerzhneri is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Mongolia, Russia (Tuva) and China (Inner Mongolia).[1]

Athrips kerzhneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Athrips
Species:
A. kerzhneri
Binomial name
Athrips kerzhneri
Piskunov, 1990

The wingspan is 8–11 mm. The forewings are yellow, with the costa, termen and apical half of the posterior margin black. There is a small black spot at two-thirds near the posterior margin. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References
  1. Athrips at funet
  2. Bidzilya, O., 2005: A review of the genus Athrips (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the Palaearctic region . Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 52 (1): 3-71. doi:10.1002/mmnd.200310001


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