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Klimeschia transversella (Zeller, 1839), a new species for Bulgaria (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Douglasiidae)


Tsvetomir Tsvetanov; Boyan Zlatkov https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5704-1634

30 June 2022 · volume 44 · (issue 5) · pp. 37–40 · PDF [full text]

Abstract: Klimeschia transversella (Zeller, 1839) is reported for the first time from Bulgaria. The species was found on Thymus plants in Vinarovo Village, Vidin Province, Northwestern Bulgaria. Moths and female genitalia are illustrated.

Keywords: faunistics, genitalia, Microlepidoptera

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Tsvetanov Ts., Zlatkov B. 2022 Klimeschia transversella (Zeller, 1839), a new species for Bulgaria (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Douglasiidae). Historia naturalis bulgarica 44: 37–40.

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