Bagdadia khaoensis explained

Bagdadia khaoensis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park and Margarita Gennadievna Ponomarenko in 1999.^[1] It is found in Thailand^[2] and Hainan, China.^[3]

The length of the forewings is 8-9.5 mm.^[4]

The larvae feed on Dimocarpus longan.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Beccaloni . George . etal . February 2005 . Scientific name search . The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum, London.
2. Web site: Savela . Markku . February 10, 2019 . Bagdadia khaoensis (Park & Ponomarenko, 1999) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . November 4, 2019.
3. Yang, M-Q. & Li, H-H. (2015). "A taxonomic study of the genus Bagdadia Amsel, 1949 from Hainan Island of China (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Zootaxa. 3972 (4) 589-594.
4. https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/specdiv/4/2/4_KJ00003893194/_article Species Diversity. 4: 334.