Anarsia asymmetrodes explained

Anarsia asymmetrodes is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2014.^[1] It is found in Korea,^[2] where it has been recorded from the island of Baengnyeongdo.

The wingspan is 14–15 mm.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Greek asymmetros (meaning without symmetry) with the Greek suffix -odes.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Beccaloni . George . etal . February 2005 . Scientific name search . The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . . 2015-06-03.
2. Web site: Savela . Markku . February 10, 2019 . Anarsia asymmetrodes Park, 2014 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . November 3, 2019.
3. 10.1111/1748-5967.12045 . 44 . Gelechiid fauna of Baengnyeongdo, Daecheongdo, and Yeonpyeongdo in the West Sea near North Korea, with description of two new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea) . 2014 . Entomological Research . 17–22 . Bae . Yang-Seop.