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Perittia biloba

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Elachistidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Perittia

Perittia biloba is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

The length of the forewings is about 3 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white, strongly mottled with brown tipped scales. The hindwings are brownish. Adults have been recorded in June.

References

Perittia biloba Wikipedia