Biology:Scythris falkovitshi
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Short description: Species of moth
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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. falkovitshi
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| Scythris falkovitshi Nupponen, 2009
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Scythris falkovitshi is a moth species of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Kari Nupponen in 2009. It is found in Uzbekistan.[1] The habitat consists of edges of saline deserts with halophytic vegetation.
Etymology
The species is dedicated to Dr. Mark I. Falkovitsh, a Russian lepidopterist who discovered several new taxa of Scythrididae from the deserts of Uzbekistan in the 1940s.[2]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Scythris falkovitshi Nupponen, 2009". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/scythrididae/scythris/#falkovitshi. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- ↑ Nupponen, K. (September 2009). "New records of Scythrididae from the Turanian region, with descriptions of seven new species (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae)". SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología 37 (147): 341–362. http://www.redalyc.org/pdf/455/45515238012.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q21298539 entry
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