Biology:Scythris fissurella
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Short description: Species of moth
Scythris fissurella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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.
Wikidata ☰ Q14325666 entry
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