Scythris turanica

Scythris turanica is a moth species of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Kari Nupponen in 2009. It is found in south-western Kazakhstan.[1] The habitat consists of desert steppes.

Scythris turanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Scythrididae
Genus:
Scythris
Species:
S. turanica
Binomial name
Scythris turanica
Nupponen, 2009

Description

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are creamy white with sparsely scattered pale brown scales over the wing, more densely at the apical area, and forming small indistinct spots at 0.4 below the fold, 0.55 at the middle of the wing and 0.7 near the costa. The hindwings are pale fuscous.

Etymology

The species name refers to the bioregion where the species was first discovered.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Scythris turanica Nupponen, 2009". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  2. Nupponen, K. (September 2009). "New records of Scythrididae from the Turanian region, with descriptions of seven new species (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae)" (PDF). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 37 (147): 341–362.


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