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Bohemannia piotra

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Species of moth

Bohemannia piotra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Bohemannia
Species: B. piotra
Binomial name
Bohemannia piotra
Puplesis, 1984

Bohemannia piotra is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in the Russian Far East (Primorskiy Kray).

The larvae feed on Malus mandshurica. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

Taxonomy

It was previously treated as a synonym of Bohemannia pulverosella.

References

  1. Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) of East Asia (2). Study of a collection sample deposited at the Russian Academy of Sciences, with descriptions of new species and a checklist
Taxon identifiers
Bohemannia piotra


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