Barbaloba meleagrisellae
| Barbaloba meleagrisellae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Blastobasidae |
| Genus: | Barbaloba |
| Species: | B. meleagrisellae |
| Binomial name | |
| Barbaloba meleagrisellae Adamski, 2013 | |
Barbaloba meleagrisellae is a moth in the Blastobasidae family. It is found in Costa Rica.[1]
The length of the forewings is about 5.1 mm. The forewings are pale brown intermixed with dark-brown scales and a few brownish-orange scales. The hindwings are translucent pale brown.
Etymology
The specific epithet is derived from Greek Meleagris, a genus of birds that includes the turkey, a bird in which males have a beardlike process on the anterior part of the breast, and refers to the setose lobelike process originating from the ventral part of the valva of the male genitalia.
References
- ↑ Adamski, D., 2013: Review of the Blastobasinae of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Blastobasidae). Zootaxa 3618 (1): 1-223. Review and full article: doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3618.1.1
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