Athrips bidzilyai explained

Athrips bidzilyai is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia (the southern Ural[1] and southern Buryatia). The habitat consists of rocky steppe slopes and grassy lowland steppes.

The wingspan is 13–13.5 mm.[2] Adults are on wing in the second half of June.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Dr. Oleksiy Bidzilya.

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20131002215626/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=437299 Fauna Europaea
  2. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part I: descriptions of seventeen new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2366: 1–34. Preview

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