Barchaniella Explained

Barchaniella is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.

Species

• Barchaniella inspersus (Christoph, 1887)
• Barchaniella mus (Grum-Grshimailo, 1902)
• Barchaniella sacara (Grum-Grshimailo, 1902)

Etymology

The genus name is derived from Turkik barkhan (meaning a motile sand hill with a crescent shape).^[1]

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

Notes and References

1. http://eversmannia.entomology.ru/eversmannia_dop1.pdf Ревизия древоточцев рода Holcocerus Staudinger, 1884 (s. l.)