Pirmdiena kode

Epermenia stolidota

Šodienas kode ir skaisti suga no Rocky Mountains ārpus Denver, Epermenia stolidota (Epermeniidae). Tas ir faktiski lielāks paraugs, nekā tas parādās, par 20 mm no wingtip līdz wingtip. Tiem, kas izvirzīti, satumsa, tufts of scales on the posterior edge of the forewing is a great character for this family, as well as the stiff bristles on the hind tibia (also somewhat visible here). Ir 11 species in 2 genera in the United States, with likely a few more to be discovered. Fellow curatorial assistant David Bettman keyed this species out using the revision of the Nearctic species: PDF here.

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