Bazaria ruscinonella

Bazaria ruscinonella is a species of snout moth in the genus Bazaria. It was described by Émile Louis Ragonot, in 1888. It is found in France, Spain and Portugal.[2]

Bazaria ruscinonella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Bazaria
Species:
B. ruscinonella
Binomial name
Bazaria ruscinonella
Synonyms
  • Gymnancyla ruscinonella

The species was named in reference to Ruscino, the name of the first city of Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales, France) in ancient times, where Ragonot found it for the first time.[3]

References
  1. Markku Savela. "Bazaria". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  2. "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  3. (in French) Jean-Jacques Amigo, « Ragonot (Émile-Louis) », in Nouveau Dictionnaire de biographies roussillonnaises, vol. 3 Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre, Perpignan, Publications de l'olivier, 2017


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