Scythris lamprochalca

Scythris lamprochalca is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1931. It is found in Ethiopia, Uganda and Yemen.[1][2]

Scythris lamprochalca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Scythrididae
Genus:
Scythris
Species:
S. lamprochalca
Binomial name
Scythris lamprochalca
Meyrick, 1931
Synonyms
  • Scythris aphanatma Meyrick, 1933
  • Scythris badiella Bengtsson, 2002

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are rather dark shining bronze. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]

References
  1. "Scythris Hübner, [1825]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Exotic Microlep. 4 (6): 179


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