Klimeschia afghanica

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Klimeschia afghanica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Douglasiidae
Genus: Klimeschia
Species:
K. afghanica
Binomial name
Klimeschia afghanica
Gaedike, 1974

Klimeschia afghanica is a moth in the family Douglasiidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 1974. It is found in Afghanistan, [1] Iran and Tuva, Russia. [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Klimeschia afghanica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  2. New and poorly known Palaearctic Microlepidoptera (Tineidae, Acrolepiidae, Douglasiidae, Epermeniidae)