Scythris hostilis

Scythris hostilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Scythris
Species: S. hostilis
Binomial name
Scythris hostilis
Nupponen, 2005

Scythris hostilis is a moth species of the Scythrididae family. It was described by Nupponen in 2005. It is found in south-eastern Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.[1] The habitat consists of mountain steppes at elevations of 1,000-1,400 meters.[2]

References

  1. "Scythris Hübner, [1825]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Nupponen, K., 2009: New records of Scythrididae from the Turanian region, with descriptions of seven new species (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 37 (147): 341-362. full article (pdf).
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