Marasmarcha samarcandica
species of insect
Marasmarcha samarcandica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Russia and Kazakhstan. Its habitat is chalk and desert steppes and semideserts.
Appearance
Marasmarcha samarcandica has a lightened, whitish central area on the forewings.
Original description
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.
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