Scyrotis

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Scyrotis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cecidosidae
Genus: Scyrotis
Meyrick, 1909
Synonyms
  • LiopseustisMeyrick, 1928
  • PtisanoraMeyrick, 1913

Scyrotis is a genus of moths in the family Cecidosidae. [1]

Species

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Scyrotis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum.