- Coleophora verbljushkella
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Coleophora verbljushkella Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Coleophoridae Genus: Coleophora Species: C. verbljushkella Binomial name Coleophora verbljushkella
Baldizzone & Tabell, 2007[1]Coleophora verbljushkella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in the southern Ural Mountains in Russia.
The wingspan is 11-11.5 mm. Adults have a beige head and a white mixed with light beige thorax. The forewings are pale buff, evenly scattered with brown scales and broad white stripes. The fringes are white with a light buff hue. The hindwings are light grey with light grey fringes, although they are white apically.[2]
Etymology
The specific name alludes to the Mount Verbljushka, which is the locality where the new taxon was first discovered.
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