Dyspessa blonda

Dyspessa blonda is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Yakovlev in 2008. It is found in Turkey.

Dyspessa blonda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cossidae
Genus:
Dyspessa
Species:
D. blonda
Binomial name
Dyspessa blonda
Yakovlev, 2008

The length of the forewings is 10–13 mm for males and 12–13 mm for females. The forewings are uniform light-yellow in males. The hindwings have a greyish suffusion. Females are much darker, the forewings are dull-yellow and the hindwings are light-brown.[1]

References
  1. Yakovlev, R.V., 2008: New species of Palaearctic and Oriental Cossidae (Lepidoptera). IV. New taxa of the genus Dyspessa Hübner, [1820] from South-Western Palaearctic. Eversmannia 15/16: 53-68. Full article:


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