| Scythris fissurella | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Scythrididae |
| Genus: | Scythris |
| Species: | S. fissurella
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| Binomial name | |
| Scythris fissurella Bengtsson, 1997
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Scythris fissurella is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Bengt Å. Bengtsson in 1997. It is found in Cape Verde ( Brava), Kenya, Sudan, Yemen, Oman, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran. Records from Russia ( Astrakhan region) and Kazakhstan refer to the related S. niemineni. [1]
The larvae feed on Aerva javanica. [2]
References
- ^ Nupponen, K.; Nupponen, T.; Haverinen, R.; Pototski, A. (2016). "Notes on Scythrididae of Central Asia, with description of a new species (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae)". Entomologica Fennica. 27 (3): 118–132.
- ^ Afro Moths
- Bengtsson, B.Å., 1997: Scythridids found by H. Hacker in Pakistan 1988 and India 1992. Esperiana 4:467–481.