Brachodes staudingeri is a moth of the family Brachodidae. It is found from European Russia to the eastern Palearctic realm,[1] including Kyrgyzstan, the mountains of south-eastern Kazakhstan and north-western China.
| Brachodes staudingeri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Brachodidae |
| Genus: | Brachodes |
| Species: | B. staudingeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Brachodes staudingeri Kallies, 1998
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The wingspan is about 31 mm for males and 22.5 mm for females. The forewings are grey with whitish-yellow scales. The hindwings are uniform grey. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to July.[2]
Taxonomy
editRecords of Brachodes fallax from the European part of Russia as well as the eastern Palearctic ecozone were identified as a distinct species (Brachodes staudingeri) in 1998.
References
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