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Bagdadia tricornis

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Species of moth

Bagdadia tricornis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Bagdadia
Species: B. tricornis
Binomial name
Bagdadia tricornis
Yang & Li, 2015

Bagdadia tricornis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Yang and Li in 2015. It is found in China (Hainan).

The wingspan is 8−10 mm.

Etymology

The species name refers to the process of the valve and is derived from Latin tricornis (meaning triangular).

References

  1. Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Yang, M-Q. & Li, H-H. 2015: A taxonomic study of the genus Bagdadia Amsel, 1949 from Hainan Island of China (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). zootaxa 2015 3972(4) 589-594. Preview (PDF)
Taxon identifiers
Bagdadia tricornis


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