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Short description: Species of moth
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Scythrididae |
| Genus: | Scythris |
| Species: | S. distactica
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| Scythris distactica Meyrick, 1921
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Scythris distactica is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Namibia and Zimbabwe.[1]
The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are light grey tinged with whitish and with a faint round cloudy somewhat darker spot in the disc at three-fourths. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[2]
References
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Meyrick E. 1921b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 8(2):49–148: p. 115
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Wikidata ☰ Q14325610 entry
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