''Euclemensia barksdalensis'' is a

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in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Lee and Brown in 2011. It is found in

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. The length of the forewings is for females and for males. The forewings are dark brown with a postbasal band of yellowish orange scales, extending to the base between two dark brown basal spots. The hindwings are dark brown.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the type locality at

Barksdale Air Force Base Barksdale Air Force Base (Barksdale AFB) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base in northwest Louisiana, United States, in Bossier Parish. It is contiguous to Bossier City, Louisiana, along the base's western and northwestern edge. Barksdale AFB ...

., 2011: A new species of ''Euclemensia'' (Cosmopterigidae) from the United States. ''Journal of the Lepidopterst' Society'' 65 (1): 47-50.

References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Moths described in 2011 Antequerinae {{Antequerinae-stub