Mirificarma burdonella

Mirificarma burdonella
Mirificarma burdonella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Mirificarma
Species: M. burdonella
Binomial name
Mirificarma burdonella
(Rebel, 1930)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia burdonella Rebel, 1930

Mirificarma burdonella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found on Corsica and Sardinia.

The wingspan is 5.5-6.5 mm for males and 5.5-6 mm for females. The head is cream to light brown. The forewings are mottled light brown and cream, usually darker in the apical fifth and at the costal margin, with an irregular dark brown stripe along fold.[2] Adults are on wing from August to September.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)
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