Pectinimura crassipalpis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Pectinimura
Species:
P. crassipalpis
Binomial name
Pectinimura crassipalpis
Park and Byun, 2008

Pectinimura crassipalpis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It is found in Loei Province, Thailand.[1] The wingspan is 17 mm. The forewings are mustard brown with a dark fuscous discal spot at the upper corner of the cell. The hindwings are greyish brown.[1]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin crassus (meaning thick) and refers to the abnormally thickened second segment of the labial palpus.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Park, Kyu-Tek; Bong-Kyu Byun,. "A new genus Pectinimura (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Lecithoceridae), with four new species From Thailand and the Philippines.(Report)." Florida Entomologist. Florida Entomological Society. 2008. HighBeam Research. 17 Apr. 2012


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