Phragmataecia gurkoi

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Superfamilia: Cossoidea

Familia: Cossidae
Subfamilia: Zeuzerinae
Genus: Phragmataecia
Species: Phragmataecia gurkoi
Name

Phragmataecia gurkoi Yakovlev, 2007

Type locality: Pakistan, NWFP, S. Waziristan agency, near Tanai village, 1500-2500 m.

Holotype: MWM. male. gen.prep. MWM 11083. 28.VII.-12.VIII.2005.
References

Yakovlev, 2007: New species of Palearctic carpenter-moths (Lepidoptera: Cossidae). Eversmannia 10(2007): 3–23. Full article: [1]
Phragmataecia gurkoi is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in north-western Pakistan.[1]

The length of the forewings is about 13 mm. The forewings are ochreous with a suffusion of grey scales in the form of stripes. The hindwings are white.[2]
References

Description of two new species of Cossidae (Lepidoptera) from China
Yakovlev, 2007: New species of Palearctic carpenter-moths (Lepidoptera: Cossidae). Eversmannia 10(2007): 3-23. Full article: [1] Archived 2011-08-15 at the Wayback Machine