Scythris xenonympha

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Scythris xenonympha
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Scythris
Species:
S. xenonympha
Binomial name
Scythris xenonympha
(Lower, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Syntomactis xenonymphaLower, 1900

Scythris xenonympha is a moth in the family Scythrididae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales. [1]

The wingspan is 8–10 mm. The forewings are white, finely dusted with fuscous and with three fuscous dots. The hindwings are pale fuscous. [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Scythris xenonympha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  2. Lower, Oswald B. (November 22, 1900). "Descriptions of new Australian Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 25 (99): 403–423. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.12162. ISSN   0370-047X via Biodiversity Heritage Library.