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Hesperesta geminella

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Species of moth

Hesperesta geminella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Hesperesta
Species: H. geminella
Binomial name
Hesperesta geminella
(Chrétien, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Holcopogon geminella Chrétien, 1915
  • Charadraula geminellus
  • Holcopogon geminellus Chrétien, 1915
  • Bubulcellodes perstriellus Amsel, 1942

Hesperesta geminella is a moth of the family Autostichidae. It is found in Spain and North Africa (Algeria).

The wingspan is about 4.5 mm for males and 7–8 mm for females. The forewings are white or creamy white. The hindwings are whitish.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. lepiforum.de Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 84 : 330
Taxon identifiers
Hesperesta geminella


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