Mustilia zolotuhini

Mustilia zolotuhini is a moth in the Endromidae family. It was described by Saldaitis and Ivinskis in 2015.[1] It is found in China (Sichuan). The habitat consists of mixed mountain forests.

Mustilia zolotuhini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Endromidae
Genus:
Mustilia
Species:
M. zolotuhini
Binomial name
Mustilia zolotuhini
Saldaitis & Ivinskis, 2015

The wingspan is 46–51 mm. The forewings are dark yellowish-brown with a strongly reduced pattern of weakly semilunar submarginal fascia and blurred medial bands. There is a small, triangular brown discal spot and light bluish suffusion in the apical field, as well as brown obfuscation on the submarginal field. The hindwings are brighter than the forewings, with the costal field creamy yellow and the anal part darker with an indistinct brown transverse band. Adults have been recorded on wing from the end of August to October.

Etymology

The species is named for Russian lepidopterologist Vadim Zolotuhin.[2]

References
  1. Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. 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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