Stigmella evanida (lat.) Is a species of baby moths of the genus Stigmella ( Nepticulinae ) from the family Nepticulidae .
| Stigmella evanida |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Subtype : | Tracheo-breathing |
| Infraclass : | Winged insects |
| Treasure : | Fully Transformed Insects |
| Squadron : | Amphiesmenoptera |
| Infrastructure : | Butterflies |
| Superfamily : | Nepticuloidea |
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| International scientific name |
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Stigmella evanida Diškus & Stonis, 2016 [1] . |
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Content
South America : Peru , wet alpine meadows of paramo , Andes (4000 m), Dept. Lima, 10 km north of Oyón, Quabrada Quichas, Pueblo Quichas, 10 ° 34'17 "S, 76 ° 46'03" W [1] .
Small butterfly-shaped butterflies. The length of the front wings of males is 2.9-3.0 mm, wingspan - 6.4-6.5 mm. The color is brownish-cream. Flagellum of males consists of 38 segments. Females, caterpillars and biology are unknown. Adults appear in February [1] .
The species name S. evanida comes from the Latin word evanidus (weak, disappearing), which is associated with a sign of poor development of the front wings and some parts of the male genitalia (cornuti) [1] .