Scythris onerica
| Scythris onerica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Scythrididae |
| Genus: | Scythris |
| Species: | S. onerica |
| Binomial name | |
| Scythris onerica Nupponen, 2009 | |
Scythris onerica is a moth species of the Scythrididae family. It was described by Nupponen in 2009. It is found in south-western Kazakhstan.[1] The habitat consists of desert steppes.
Description
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are blackish brown, with a narrow creamy white streak in the fold from the base to 0.4, distally enlarged to a spot. There is a rather large spot of the same colour at the cell end forming incomplete oblique fascia. The hindwings are dark fuscous.
Etymology
The species name refers to Oneri spring, the type locality.[2]
References
- ↑ "Scythris Hübner, [1825]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- ↑ 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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