Biology:Scythris latilineella
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Short description: Species of moth
Scythris latilineella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Scythrididae |
Genus: | Scythris |
Species: | S. latilineella
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Binomial name | |
Scythris latilineella K. Nupponen, 2013
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Scythris latilineella is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by K. Nupponen in 2013. It is found in central Spain . The habitat consists of xerotermic rocky slopes with sparse vegetation.
The wingspan is 9.5-11.5 mm.
Etymology
The species name refers to the broad streak in the fold on the forewing and is derived from Latin latus (meaning broad) and linea (meaning a line).[1]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q21298356 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythris latilineella.
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