Chionodes ermolaevi

Chionodes ermolaevi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species: C. ermolaevi
Binomial name
Chionodes ermolaevi
Bidzilya, 2012

Chionodes ermolaevi is a moth in the Gelechiidae family.[1] It is found in the Russian Far East, where it has been recorded from Sakhalin Island.[2]

The wingspan is 16.1-16.8 mm. The forewings are light brown, with two black spots in the cell and a black spot in the fold. The hindwings are grey.

Etymology

The species is named in honor of Russian lepidopterist V. P. Ermolaev, who collected the type series of the species.[3]

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