| Peltasta gershensonae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Peltasta |
| Species: | P. gershensonae |
| Binomial name | |
| Peltasta gershensonae (Emelyanov & Piskunov, 1982) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Peltasta gershensonae is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Emelyanov and Piskunov in 1982. [1] It is found in Mongolia.
Adults occur from mid-June to early August at elevations between 1,000 and 1,200 meters. [2]
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