Marasmarcha samarcandica

Marasmarcha samarcandica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Russia and Kazakhstan.[1] Its habitat is chalk and desert steppes and semideserts.[1]

Marasmarcha samarcandica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Marasmarcha
Species:
M. samarcandica
Binomial name
Marasmarcha samarcandica
Gerasimov, 1930[1]

Appearance

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Marasmarcha samarcandica has a lightened, whitish central area on the forewings.[2]

Original description

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Gerasimov, Aleksey Maksimovich (1930). "Zur Lepidopteren-Fauna Mittel-Asiens I. Microheterocera aus dem Distrikt Kaschka-Darja (SO-Buchara)". Ежегодник Зоологического музея Академии наук СССР – Annuaire du musée zoologique de l'académie des sciences de l'URSS. 31.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Nupponen, K. (2022). "Description of a new Pterophoridae from Kazakhstan and new distribution records from central Palearctic region (Insecta: Lepidoptera)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 50 (197): 65. doi:10.57065/shilap.188. ISSN 0300-5267. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  2. ^ Ustjuzhanin, Petr (2001). "New species, distribution records and synonymies of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) from the Palaearctic region". Nota Lepidopterologica. 24 (3): 19–20. Retrieved 9 September 2022.