Acalyptris kizilkumi

(Acalyptris kizilkumi)

Description

Acalyptris kizilkumi is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Mark I. Falkovitsh in 1986. It is known from Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Nepticulidae

Genus:Acalyptris

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