Anarsia asymmetrodes
Anarsia asymmetrodes is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2014.[1] It is found in Korea,[2] where it has been recorded from the island of Baengnyeongdo.
| Anarsia asymmetrodes | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Anarsia |
| Species: | A. asymmetrodes |
| Binomial name | |
| Anarsia asymmetrodes Park, 2014 | |
The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are pale orange grey, speckled with dark-brown scales. There is a short basal blackish streak on the costa and the median costal patch is blackish, large and trapezoidal. There are two to three small, dark-brownish marks before and beyond the median costal patch. The hindwings are uniform greyish.
Etymology
The species name is derived from the Greek asymmetros (meaning without symmetry) with the Greek suffix -odes.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- Savela, Markku (February 10, 2019). "Anarsia asymmetrodes Park, 2014". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- Bae, Yang-Seop (2014). "Gelechiid fauna of Baengnyeongdo, Daecheongdo, and Yeonpyeongdo in the West Sea near North Korea, with description of two new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea)". Entomological Research. 44: 17–22. doi:10.1111/1748-5967.12045.
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