| Scythris falkovitshi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Scythrididae |
| Genus: | Scythris |
| Species: | S. falkovitshi |
| Binomial name | |
| Scythris falkovitshi Nupponen, 2009 | |
Scythris falkovitshi is a moth species of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Kari Nupponen in 2009. It is found in Uzbekistan. [1] The habitat consists of edges of saline deserts with halophytic vegetation.
The species is dedicated to Dr. Mark I. Falkovitsh, a Russian lepidopterist who discovered several new taxa of Scythrididae from the deserts of Uzbekistan in the 1940s. [2]
Scythrididae is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The family is sometimes included in the Xyloryctidae as a subfamily Scythridinae, but the Xyloryctidae themselves have sometimes been included in the Oecophoridae as subfamily. Scythrididae adults are smallish to mid-sized moths, which when at rest appear teardrop-shaped.
Scythris bagdadiella is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1949. It is found in Russia, Algeria, Turkey, Iraq, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.
Scythris reticulella is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Kari Nupponen in 2010. It is found in Uzbekistan. The habitat consists of alpine meadows.
Scythris angustella is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Kari Nupponen in 2009. It is found in Uzbekistan. The habitat consists of edges of large saline deserts with halophytic vegetation.
Scythris caballoides is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Kari Nupponen in 2009. It is found in Uzbekistan. The habitat consists of riverside woods, surrounded by desert steppes.
Scythris capitalis is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Nikolay Grigoryevich Erschoff in 1874. It is found in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Scythris caroxylella is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Mark I. Falkovitsh in 1969. It is found in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan.
Scythris cirra is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Mark I. Falkovitsh in 1969. It is found in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Scythris deresella is a moth species of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Mark I. Falkovitsh in 1969. It is found in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
Scythris cramella is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Kari Nupponen in 2009. It is found in Uzbekistan. The habitat consists of sandy deserts.
Scythris dicroa is a moth species of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Mark I. Falkovitsh in 1972. It is found in Uzbekistan.
Scythris fluxilis is a moth species of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Mark I. Falkovitsh in 1986. It is found in Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
Scythris hostilis is a moth species of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Kari Nupponen in 2005. It is found in south-eastern Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The habitat consists of mountain steppes at elevations of 1,000-1,400 meters.
Scythris lycii is a moth species of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Mark I. Falkovitsh in 1969. It is found in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Scythris nanophyti is a moth species of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Mark I. Falkovitsh in 1979. It is found in Uzbekistan.
Scythris onerica is a moth species of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Kari Nupponen in 2009. It is found in south-western Kazakhstan. The habitat consists of desert steppes.
Scythris pudorinella is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1866. It is found in Greece, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Uzbekistan.
Scythris timoi is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Kari Nupponen in 2009. It is found in Uzbekistan. The habitat consists of riverside woods, surrounded by desert steppes.
Scythris tugaiensis is a moth species of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Kari Nupponen in 2009. It is found in Uzbekistan. The habitat consists of riverside woods, surrounded by desert steppes.
Scythris tytrella is a moth species of the family Scythrididae. The species was first described by Mark I. Falkovitsh in 1969; the first description of the female genitalia occurred in 2009 by Kari Nupponen. It is found in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
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