Klimeschiopsis discontinuella

Klimeschiopsis discontinuella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Rebel in 1899. It is found in the southern Alps in Switzerland and northern Italy, as well as the Altai Mountains in Russia.[1][2]

Klimeschiopsis discontinuella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Klimeschiopsis
Species:
K. discontinuella
Binomial name
Klimeschiopsis discontinuella
(Rebel, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia discontinuella Rebel, 1899

The wingspan is 13.5–14 mm. The forewings are greyish-black with whitish-grey markings. The hindwings are whitish-grey.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ funet.fi
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, 49 : 178   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.