Brachodes staudingeri explained

Brachodes staudingeri is a moth of the family Brachodidae. It is found from European Russia to the eastern Palearctic realm,[1] including Kyrgyzstan, the mountains of south-eastern Kazakhstan and north-western China.

The wingspan is about 31 mm for males and 22.5 mm for females. The forewings are grey with whitish-yellow scales. The hindwings are uniform grey. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to July.[2]

Taxonomy

Records of Brachodes fallax from the European part of Russia as well as the eastern Palearctic ecozone were identified as a distinct species (Brachodes staudingeri) in 1998.

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304222130/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=439890 Fauna Europaea
  2. https://archive.org/stream/notalepidopter211998soci/notalepidopter211998soci_djvu.txt Revision von Brachodes fallax mit Beschreibungen neuer zentralasiatischer Arten (Sesioidea)